[Techtalk] Priority inheritance

[Jeff Dike]

raven at oneeyedcrow.net said:
> (Or do processes generally work more efficiently than that?  If they
> free up $50, do they keep it and try to reuse it themselves, or do
> they release it back to the OS when they can and then request what
> they need?  Or does it depend on the process?  If that, which way is
> optimal?)

I think the bank analogy is breaking down here.  It was a really good way
to start this off, though.

For questions like this, it seems like you have to start talking about
semaphores and spinlocks and stuff.

				Jeff