Also sprach Manfred Spraul:
} Ups. I only read the patch without aplying it, sorry.
}
No problem.
} Ok, but then you should move the lock_kernel() calls as near as possible
} to the actual do_poll() function call. This will improve the performance
} on SMP. It's a complete waste to copy the data with the kernel locked.
}
} sys_select() does that already.
}
Here's another version of the patch. I put the kernel locking around the
parts which need it.
Share and enjoy!
-- || Bill Wendling wendling@ganymede.isdn.uiuc.edu
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