Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:36:30 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Scheduler queue implementation ... |
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Hi!
> > Alan, you're mixing switch mm costs with cache image reload ones. > > Note that equal mm does not mean matching cache image, at all. > > They are often close to the same thing. Take a look at the constraints > on virtually cached processors like the ARM where they _are_ the same thing. > > Equal mm for cpu sucking tasks often means equal cache image. On the
Really?
I'd guess that if cpu-bound software wants to use clone(CLONE_VM) to gain some performance, it should better work "mostly" in different memory areas on different cpus... But I could be wrong.
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