MP Synchronization mechanisms (was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c...)

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Matthew Dillon wrote:

> simon wrote:
:this is really great! i mean, the simplicity is overwhelming...
> :this messaging framework really pays off :)

    Yup.  Little advantages here and there that I hadn't thought up of
    originally keep coming out of the woodwork...
I take this as a sign that the messaging model is the right way to go,
at least until machines start maintaining the code ;o)
Whether messaging is the Holy Grail (or not) is pretty much beside the
point -- it seems to be the only model the human brain can understand.
I repeat myself (as usual) but I urge you to keep this point in mind
for marketing purposes.  If an amateur like me can grasp the concepts,
then even managerial types should get it.