Re: speed difference between using hard-linked and modular drives?

Ingo Molnar (mingo@elte.hu)
Thu, 8 Nov 2001 18:02:56 +0100 (CET)

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On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:

> Are there any speed difference between hard-linked device drivers and
> their modular counterparts?

minimal. a few instructions per IO.

Ingo

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