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Subject: Re: KSE threading support (first parts)
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> > >     Well, that's complete bullshit.  KSE's are extremely short-running
> > >     affairs in kernel mode, especially when you consider the most likely
> > >     asynchronizing case (a simple blocking situation that will most commonly
> > >     be in a read() or write()).
> > 
> > Not necessarily.  My experience with developing and running applications
> > on Solaris says that having multiple KSE's/process is a *huge* win.
> 
> You do know that the proposed implementation isn't quite like
> Solaris (KSEs don't get their own quantum).  You better holler
> if you want it ;-)

I'm not sure how much a difference that makes, but to be honest, I
haven't thought about the consequences of it much. :(


Nate

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