From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1C8Uuz-0001gt-Is for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:25:41 -0700 Received: from [12.177.129.25] (helo=ccure.user-mode-linux.org) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1C8Uux-0002sS-9r for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:25:41 -0700 From: Jeff Dike Subject: Re: [uml-devel] uml, ptrace, and BKL Message-ID: <20040918033012.GA1618@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:30:12 -0400 To: Adam Heath Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 07:23:01PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > What this means to UML, is that there is an upper-bounds on how many instances > can be on a server at once. BKL also keeps preemption from occuring. Please. UML is a normal process. It can't do anything to prevent preemption. You're conflating the UML BKL and host BKL. They're two separate things. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel