From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 19 Sep 2001 03:17:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 19 Sep 2001 03:17:30 -0400 Received: from tisch.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.157]:9014 "EHLO tisch.mail.mindspring.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 19 Sep 2001 03:17:20 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] (Updated) Preemptible Kernel From: Robert Love To: Robert Love Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1000858241.832.16.camel@phantasy> In-Reply-To: <1000858241.832.16.camel@phantasy> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.13.99+cvs.2001.09.18.07.08 (Preview Release) Date: 19 Sep 2001 03:18:49 -0400 Message-Id: <1000883933.864.4.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2001-09-18 at 20:10, Robert Love wrote: > This patch enables a preemptible kernel - now userspace programs can be > preempted, even if in kernel land. This should result in greater system > response. 2.4.10-pre12-preempt patch is available at http://tech9.net/rml/linux/patch-rml-2.4.10-pre12-preempt-kernel-1 Also, the XFS fix has been committed to CVS. So subsequent CVS dumps or releases will not need the extra patch. -- Robert M. Love rml at ufl.edu rml at tech9.net