RE: Strange load spikes on 2.4.19 kernel

[Mike Galbraith]

At 03:40 AM 10/13/2002 -0500, Joseph D. Wagner wrote:
> > Not true.  While a block is being allocated on mounted
> > filesystem X on one cpu, a TCP packet can be being
> > processed on another processor and a block can be allocated
> > on mounted filesystem Y on another processor.
>
>Does anyone besides me notice that the more Dave and I argue the longer
>and longer the list of extenuating circumstances gets in order for Dave
>to continue to be right?

Nope.  You seem to think "threaded" means there can be no critical sections.

         -Mike