On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:09:41 +0200 Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > * Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i think this sums it up: > > > > http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0705.3/2490.html > > i mean this mail started it: > > http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-05/msg13070.html > > > and some more, with a benchmark as well: > > > > http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-05/msg13685.html > Yeah, I remember all that but I don't think it provides a suitable description of what all this code is there for - what problem it is solving and how it solves it. If we just want some pseudo-private fd space for glibc to use then I'd have thought that the existing code could be tweaked to do that: top-down allocation, start at some high offset, etc. But apparently there's more to it than this. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
