Anyone else running netbsd-current 1.6W getting mutex errors when trying to run xmms?

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Ben Eisenberg wrote:
> Anyone else running netbsd-current 1.6W getting mutex errors when trying to run xmms?

I compiled xmms just for you  ;-)  No mutex errors, or any other errors either.
Not even when doing a system re-compile while playing an mp3.

I've never been quite clear on mutexes, but I get the impression they are used
only in multiprocessor kernels. Is this right?  I have only uniprocessor
machines, so this might be relevant to you in case I'm right about mutexes.

Ben Eisenberg <mrnobody@norge.freeshell.org> dixit:
> Anyone else running netbsd-current 1.6W getting mutex errors when
> trying to run xmms?
> 

Nope. Everything good-looking here.

Regards,

awiese
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walt wrote:

> Ben Eisenberg wrote:
>> Anyone else running netbsd-current 1.6W getting mutex errors when trying
>> to run xmms?
> 
> I compiled xmms just for you  ;-)  No mutex errors, or any other errors
> either. Not even when doing a system re-compile while playing an mp3.
> 
> I've never been quite clear on mutexes, but I get the impression they are
> used
> only in multiprocessor kernels. Is this right?  I have only uniprocessor
> machines, so this might be relevant to you in case I'm right about
> mutexes.

@walt: Nope, mutexes are also used in multi-threading programs that share
the same data. Like in xmms, where the plugins share data with the main
application...

A mutex is generally a method of locking the other threads out of some
data-chunks until the current thread has finished its work (or chrashed,
but thats not the primary goal of mutexes :-)

@Ben: What plugins are you using? Input? Output? Visualization?

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