Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 08:06:06 +1100 (EST) From: John Birrell <cimaxp1!jb@werple.net.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, jb@cimlogic.com.au Subject: Re: int type in jmpbuf Message-ID: <199511202102.IAA16454@werple.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199511202020.NAA01872@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Nov 20, 95 01:20:45 pm
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> You are assuming that a signal is an event in using it for your scheduler > and are in fact screwing up as a result. The occurrence of a signal condition gives us an _opportunity_ to check if there is another thread that should run instead of the running thread. Async I/O gives us the same opportunity. I don't think we are "screwing up as a result". > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. > -- John Birrell CIMlogic Pty Ltd jb@cimlogic.com.au 119 Cecil Street Ph +61 3 9690 9600 South Melbourne Vic 3205 Fax +61 3 9690 6650 Australia Mob +61 18 353 137
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