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Date:      Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:15:09 +0100
From:      void <float@firedrake.org>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Allocate a page at interrupt time
Message-ID:  <20010807221509.A24999@firedrake.org>
In-Reply-To: <3B6FB0AE.8D40EF5D@mindspring.com>
References:  <200108070739.f777dmi08218@mass.dis.org> <3B6FB0AE.8D40EF5D@mindspring.com>

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On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 02:11:10AM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> Can you name one SMP OS implementation that uses an
> "interrupt threads" approach that doesn't hit a scaling
> wall at 4 (or fewer) CPUs, due to heavier weight thread
> context switch overhead?

Solaris, if I remember my Vahalia book correctly (isn't that a favorite
of yours?).

-- 
 Ben

"An art scene of delight
 I created this to be ..."		-- Sun Ra

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