Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:34:59 -0500 From: John LoVerso <loverso@infolibria.com> To: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h Message-ID: <38E4EFD3.A28C428B@infolibria.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911291950390.65191-100000@hub.freebsd.org> <89015.943945313@zippy.cdrom.com> <99Dec1.091202est.40330@border.alcanet.com.au> <19991205121643.A69177@dragon.nuxi.com>
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[I'm replying to old mail, but I thought I'd add a valid point] > On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 09:19:18AM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: > Digital UNIX uses something like random PID generation and I The PID allocation in Digital UNIX derives from OSF/1, and isn't random persay. Instead, the PID assigned is based upon a the slot in the process table. The reason for the change was to avoid taking an additional lock when allocating a PID on a multiprocessor. This is described in the original OSF/1 paper at USENIX. John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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