some software needs fully functional per-thread %gs base address,
Which software?
Hi,
The reaper is not very nice: it blocks any access to the kernel (i.e.
syscalls) until it is done with its work. For big processes, this may
result in stalls in userspace. This diff attempts to relieve it by
yielding the reaper during this operation.
Please test this diff
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 07:30:21PM +0200, Ariane van der Steldt wrote:
Hi,
The reaper is not very nice: it blocks any access to the kernel (i.e.
syscalls) until it is done with its work. For big processes, this may
result in stalls in userspace. This diff attempts to relieve it by
