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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include globals.h
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 22:16:29 -0500
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Jake Burkholder wrote:

> jake        2001/01/20 19:11:03 PST
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/include     globals.h 
>   Log:
>   Implement optimized PCPU accessors.  These are necessary to support a
>   pre-emptable kernel.  For variables of size 4 bytes or less they compile
>   to a single instruction, which does not allow a process to migrate cpus
>   in the middle, and get the value for the "wrong" cpu.
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.17      +95 -20    src/sys/i386/include/globals.h

This is excellent news! Woo! Go Jake!




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