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Date:      Mon, 15 May 2000 11:26:26 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Nick Hibma <n_hibma@calcaphon.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>, Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: A new api for asynchronous task execution 
Message-ID:  <200005151826.LAA13075@mass.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 May 2000 11:20:32 BST." <Pine.BSF.4.20.0005151116440.82339-100000@localhost> 

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> > We have a number of different callout list implementation kicking around 
> > in the kernel at the moment; 
> > 
> >  - the EVENTHANDLER stuff
> >  - the optimised callout list handling in kern_timeout.c
> >  - a few ad-hoc leftovers like config_intrhook that should have been
> >    EVENTHANDLERed but weren't
> 
> - The delayed attach for disk devices
> - The after interrupts-have-been-switched-on task queue

Er, that's config_intrhook.

> None of these need any functionality above the provided stuff.

That's not true; several users of the above require the ability to be 
sorted onto their task queue.

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\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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