Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: scheduler times/upcalls | From | Ulrich Drepper <> | Date | 30 Sep 1998 03:20:57 -0700 |
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lm@bitmover.com (Larry McVoy) writes:
> Anyway, yes, I'm interested. I think most people don't know what upcalls > are so maybe you could start with a description?
Me too (I'm probably the one person responded to him).
Just a short note to raise interest. Scheduler activations should be used in the next generation thread library. They will make it possible to have the benefits of kernel- and user-level thread packages combined. I.e., those how complain about the disadvantages of kernel threads in LinuxThreads should listen carefully.
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