[llvm-commits] VM hooks when locking

Owen Anderson resistor at mac.com
Thu Jul 30 15:19:56 PDT 2009


Nicholas,

On Jul 30, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Nicolas Geoffray wrote:
> Is it OK to apply this patch? It provides hooks for llvm users  
> (especially VM implementors) to control when a thread blocks on a  
> mutex. It is very useful if the VM wants to know the state of each  
> thread it is running.

I'm unclear on how this will be useful without knowing what is being  
locked on?  Also, do you need a version for recursive mutexes as well?

--Owen
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