Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:58:20 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, eivind@yes.no, fs@FreeBSD.ORG, jlemon@americantv.com Subject: Re: syncer / SMP question Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.95.980302105528.22566A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <199803011117.EAA29852@usr09.primenet.com>
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On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, Terry Lambert wrote: > > Not an option :-), and leaves mp locked (which you can't know about since > > its locking is hidden in the loop macros). In general, you would need > > macros for all sorts of abnormal loop exits. > > Like NFS. And then you might end up with hard to track bugs. > Like NFS. > > Single-entry/single-exit is good. But don't write Homeric epics in > header files to achieve it. 8-). When we start the pushdown in the the fs systems and do about 6 to 9 months of debugging without getting anywhere, maybe we should consider looking at a new locking model. ;-). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-fs" in the body of the message
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