Re: [PATCH] Make printk lock when appropriate...

From: James Simmons (jsimmons@acsu.buffalo.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 02 2000 - 07:18:29 EST


> > "buf" is a static variable, defined in line 28 [printk.c]
>
> Since vsprintf can definitely be slow, maybe buf could be made per-cpu.
> Tradeoff wasting 1K x max_cpus in uninitialized data space versus
> locking before vsprintf.

How will this help? Can you explain what you are thinking here.

Q: Why did they deprecate a.out support in linux?
A: Because a nasty coff is bad for your elf.

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