Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:33:47 -0700 From: walt <wa1ter@myrealbox.com> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/vm uma_core.c Message-ID: <3F2212BB.4090009@myrealbox.com> In-Reply-To: <fa.n10d3dd.182crqh@ifi.uio.no> References: <fa.n10d3dd.182crqh@ifi.uio.no>
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Alan Cox wrote: > alc 2003/07/25 20:55:32 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/vm uma_core.c > Log: > Gulp ... call kmem_malloc() without Giant. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.62 +1 -7 src/sys/vm/uma_core.c Could this be considered roughly similar to selecting the 'interruptable' kernel configuration in linux? Second dumb question: is this of importance only for SMP machines, or does it affect uni-processors also? I'm sure you can tell from the questions that I'm not a kernel hacker, so use small words :o)
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