From: Mike Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2003-01-29T22:39:41+09:00
Subject: Re: solaris flock problem solved

> Interestingly, this was a case in which a little "premature 
> optimization" (using a counter to avoid a system call) would have saved 
> me two weeks of headaches.

Premature optimization is the root of all evil -- Donald Knuth

It might have, in this case, yes.