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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Intel XXpress - some SMP benchmarks
To: peter@spinner.dialix.com (Peter Wemm)
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 13:23:55 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199609091043.SAA08111@spinner.DIALix.COM> from "Peter Wemm" at Sep 9, 96 06:43:58 pm
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> The "kernel proper" lock 
> could probably then have the vfs and perhaps vm split off into seperate 
> locks or locking strategies.  (and if somebody starts spouting jargon from 
> his graph-theory book, that I for one don't understand a word of, I'll 
> scream. :-)

How about Clifford algebras or set theory instead?  8-) 8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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