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DateThu, 19 Dec 2002 13:38:48 +0000
FromDave Jones <>
SubjectRe: Intel P6 vs P7 system call performance
On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 02:22:36PM +0100, bart@etpmod.phys.tue.nl wrote:
 > > However, there's another issue, namely process startup cost. I personally 
 > > want it to be as light as at all possible. I hate doing an "strace" on 
 > > user processes and seeing tons and tons of crapola showing up. Just for 
 > So why not map the magic page at 0xffffe000 at some other address as
 > well? 
 > Static binaries can just directly jump/call into the magic page.

.. and explode nicely when you try to run them on an older kernel
without the new syscall magick. This is what Linus' first
proof-of-concept code did.

		Dave

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