> Robert Dinse <nanook@eskimo.com> writes:
>
> > On 1 Jul 2000, Yoann Vandoorselaere wrote:
> > >
> > > This thread is all about fixing theses latency problem, however,
> > > understand that the patch you are talking about aren't the right
> > > way to do.
> >
> > So we should not add any functionality that isn't optimally implimented?
> > Gee, I think that eliminates about 98% of the kernel, and for that matter just
> > about every OS in existance.
> >
>
> It is implemented the *wrong way* and could cause *big*
> problem on the long term...
Didn't Linus' comments yesterday contradict that statement. As I read them
he agreed that the copy_to_user and copy_from_user functions should be
fixed and selective (fully explained) pre-emption points added. So the
implmentation was right but the problem was the massive sprinkling of
unexplained preemption points was the problem.
Or did I misunderstand his comments?
john alvord
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