Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:27:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:27:54 -0500 Received: from mnh-1-20.mv.com ([207.22.10.52]:48391 "EHLO ccure.karaya.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:27:53 -0500 Message-Id: <200212171839.NAA08357@ccure.karaya.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 To: Linus Torvalds cc: Ulrich Drepper , Matti Aarnio Cc: Hugh Dickins , Dave Jones , Ingo Molnar , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@transmeta.com Subject: Re: Intel P6 vs P7 system call performance In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:55:28 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:39:22 -0500 From: Jeff Dike Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 625 Lines: 15 torvalds@transmeta.com said: > That also allows the kernel to move around the SYSINFO page at will, > and even makes it possible to avoid it altogether (ie this will solve > the inevitable problems with UML - UML just wouldn't set AT_SYSINFO, > so user level just wouldn't even _try_ to use it). Why shouldn't I just set it to where UML provides its own SYSINFO page? Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/