| Main Device Driver Logging khttpd NUMA PCI Hotplug PPC32 SCTP Security Modules Sound Token Ring USAGI USB |
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Description: The patch reduces hold times of the BKL in do_exit() by a factor of 100. They were on the order of 200us, now they're about 1.5us. However, those numbers were on Martin Bligh's NUMA-Q box, so they represent a serious worst-case scenario. |
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| Developer: Dave Hansen |
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| Status: Included in project |
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| Release Included: linux-2.5.8-pre1 |
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Notes: See <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=101785410900003&r=1&w=2">LKML thread</a> for more information. |
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| Release | Notes | Date | Files |
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| 2.5.7 | Release Notes | 2002-04-03 | |
| File Notes | do_exit-bkl_reduction-2.5.7-2.patch.gz |