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region_hash_locks(5) -- determines the size of the region spinlock pool
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Global kernel structures containing information on a running process or memory usage are frequently accessed or modified by several threads concurrently. To prevent race conditions, these structures are protected by spinlocks (kernel data structures used for synchronization) which allow only the spinlock 'holder' to proceed, while all others attempting to access the structure must wait. Hashed s... |
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