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SubjectRe: Lockmetering for 2.3.29
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Peter Rival wrote:

>Yes, but... :) If we wait until the 2.4.x branch, our opportunity to
>"soak" this relatively major change without production impact will have
>passed us by. The last thing I want to do is add performance that
>impacts stability in, or too close to, a "stable" kernel series. I'd

The only thing that should change is the slow path of the spinlock. It's a
minor change that we can do at any time without worrying to impact
stability.

>another, and someone else is doing the LKCD, IIRC. The snowball is
>growing :)

:))

Andrea


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