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Date:	Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:38:07 +0200
From:	Michael Schnell <mschnell@...ino.de>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	nios2-dev <nios2-dev@...c.et.ntust.edu.tw>
Subject: Re: atomic RAM ?

On 04/14/2010 02:57 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
> The important point is that you don't *have* to use futex to provide the
> posix pthread lock primitives if they don't fit your platform.
>   
I don't *have* to use Linux to provide the function the controller is
supposed to do for the end-user :).

But Linux is a very decent way to make it happen....

-Michael
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