Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:03:27 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com (Amancio Hasty) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: linux 2.0 vs FreeBSD -current's SMP support Message-ID: <199606171903.MAA08381@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199606162017.NAA01159@rah.star-gate.com> from "Amancio Hasty" at Jun 16, 96 01:17:49 pm
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> > Any has a clue as to any advantages/disadvantages on Linux's SMP support? > > For instance does Linux 2.0 support kernel reentrancy ? >From a preliminary look at the code, I believe they are not kernel reentrant. This seems traceable to their VM system. I'm making a technical distinction here for multithreading vs. reentrancy. It should be noted that the Linux camp is less organized, but they move faster -- it's the difference between solving a maze by staring at it and then drawing a line in exactly the right path, vs. following the left wall. Depending on the maze, one mouse or the other will get to the cheese first. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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