There seems to be no (longer?) reason for syncprov_playlog() to release the sl_mutex from inside. I'd prefer, for readability, to lock/unlock either inside or outside the function call. Fixing (unless there's objection...) p. Ing. Pierangelo Masarati OpenLDAP Core Team SysNet s.r.l. via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA http://www.sys-net.it --------------------------------------- Office: +39 02 23998309 Mobile: +39 333 4963172 Email: pierangelo.masarati(a)sys-net.it ---------------------------------------