Retiring __libc_rwlock?
Adhemerval Zanella Netto
adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Fri Feb 27 17:13:50 GMT 2026
On 27/02/26 13:36, Florian Weimer wrote:
> Should we retire __libc_rwlock_*? It is equivalent to pthread_rwlock_*.
> I found it confusing that the hidden aliases for __pthread_rwlock_* do
> not work without including internal headers. Instead we are expected to
> use <libc-lock.h> and __libc_rwlock_*.
>
> Do we expect to have a smaller rwlock one day that lacks optional
> pthread features?
I would guess if the idea is to use it internally. But since we do not
have any usage I think we should just remove it.
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