> locks are not necessary between threads in the same proc
> because only one of them can run at a time and they are
> cooperatively scheduled.
It is important to note that using cooperatively scheduled threads
doesn't automatically mean you don't need locking. If your
threads can go to sleep wit
> I have been looking and the implementation of channels/alt in Plan9,
> and I have a question. Does lock()/unlock() work across procs (not just
> threads)? For example, in channel.c there is a static Lock *channel_lock.
> Does this provide exclusive to channel data across procs?
Yes: Locks are
> I have been looking and the implementation of channels/alt in Plan9,
> and I have a question. Does lock()/unlock() work across procs (not
> just threads)? For example, in channel.c there is a static Lock
> *channel_lock. Does this provide exclusive to channel data across
> procs?
>
> I assum
