From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:37:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:37:26 -0400 Received: from sdsl-208-184-147-195.dsl.sjc.megapath.net ([208.184.147.195]:32550 "EHLO bitmover.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:37:19 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:37:12 -0700 From: Larry McVoy To: Mike Castle , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Dan Kegel , ognen@gene.pbi.nrc.ca, laughing@shared-source.org Subject: Re: Alan Cox quote? (was: Re: accounting for threads) Message-ID: <20010619103712.W3089@work.bitmover.com> Mail-Followup-To: Mike Castle , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Dan Kegel , ognen@gene.pbi.nrc.ca, laughing@shared-source.org In-Reply-To: <20010619090956.R3089@work.bitmover.com> <20010619102037.A6778@thune.mrc-home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010619102037.A6778@thune.mrc-home.com>; from dalgoda@ix.netcom.com on Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 10:20:37AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 10:20:37AM -0700, Mike Castle wrote: > On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 09:09:56AM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote: > > Another one that I can't believe I forgot is from Rob Pike: > > > > "If you think you need threads then your processes are too fat" > > Also, I could never actually find the "too fat" quote anywhere. I can personally vouch for the too fat comment, I've heard him say it in person. -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm