Re: Strange load spikes on 2.4.19 kernel

David S. Miller
2002-10-13T08:49:26Z

From: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:48:21 +0200

You seem to think "threaded" means there can be no critical sections.

And as I mention in my other email, the allocation can be
broken down into a single instruction's worth of critical section.
Which is as good as his version of "threaded" could be.