Re: [patch] jiffies wraparound [Re: 2.1.125 Show stopper list: Draft]

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:52:57 +0000 (GMT)


> > I'm one. I need HZ at least. Page size and the cmd+env size would also
> > be very useful.
>
> Why?

I hit the cmd/env limit occasionally but its an implementation flaw not
a reason for a tunable. Minix rather neatly side stepped the problem by
building the env/cmd stuff directly into the user space of the task concerned.
Of course thats a bit hairier in the Linux case

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