Talk:Mutex

Changing this redirect; consensus is implicit
I am changing this redirect to Lock (computer science).

This redirect has been to Mutual exclusion for the past 14 years. User:Wbm1058 argued that it should not be changed on a whim. I disagree.

When the original redirect to Mutual exclusion was created in 2002, that page was about locks and algorithms to implement locks (example from history). Indeed, "a mutex" in common speech refers to a lock. The main page on Wikipedia for that is now Lock (computer science)

Since 2002, the topic of Mutual exclusion has changed: it is now rather about "mutual exclusion as a property of concurrency control" with only a small part about mechanisms. People don't generally use the word "mutex" in this context.

By changing this redirect to Lock (computer science), I believe I am keeping true to the 2002 meaning of this redirect article, and I don't think we first need to gather consensus for this change.

bgeron (talk) 18:11, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Your explanation is sufficient. I see now that this issue was brought up as early as December 2007. wbm1058 (talk) 20:21, 21 April 2017 (UTC)