Messages in this thread | | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Re: SMP/cc Cluster description | Date | Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:30:23 +0100 |
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On December 6, 2001 09:21 pm, Larry McVoy wrote: > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:15:54PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote: > > If you aren't getting rid of this locking, what is the point? > > That is what we are trying to talk about. > > The points are: > > a) you have to thread the entire kernel, every data structure which is a > problem. Scheduler, networking, device drivers, everything. That's > thousands of locks and uncountable bugs, not to mention the impact on > uniprocessor performance. > > b) I have to thread a file system.
OK, this is your central point. It's a little more than just a mmap, no? We're pressing you on your specific ideas on how to handle the 'peripheral' details.
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