Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 18:07:00 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.ORG>, chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man9 spl.9 Message-ID: <XFMail.20020702180700.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020702172653.GE67026@hades.hell.gr>
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On 02-Jul-2002 Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2002-07-01 15:08 +0000, Warner Losh wrote: >> imp 2002/07/01 15:08:43 PDT >> >> Modified files: >> share/man/man9 spl.9 >> Log: >> Document what splnet and splimp are in FreeBSD > > So splimp() doesn't mean "stop committing, until imp says ok" ? No, it _blocks_ imp from committing until the appropriate splx() allows him to interrupt normal progress in the tree again. :) -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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