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Subject: Re: [PATCH] patch-slab-split-03-tail
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
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On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 17:25, Manfred Spraul wrote:

> Which cpus have slow local_irq_disable() implementations? At least
> for  my Duron, this doesn't seem to be the case [~ 4 cpu cycles
> for cli]

I believe there are pipeline effects to disabling interrupts, e.g. it
has to be flushed?

	Robert Love

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