Re: Who changed /proc/<pid>/ in 2.6.0-test5-bk9?

[Jamie Lokier]

bill davidsen wrote:
> Your base point that resources shouldn't be shared needlessly is
> correct, or course.

On that theme, non-shared fd tables are slightly faster than shared
due to (a) reduced cache line transfers between CPUs; (b) fewer fds
between tables reduces the time to search for a free fd when something
is opened.

I'm sure it's a tiny effect, but it is there.

-- Jamie
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