Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261887AbVACVLb (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:11:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261817AbVACVHQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:07:16 -0500 Received: from bay14-f24.bay14.hotmail.com ([64.4.49.24]:29759 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261889AbVACVFq (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:05:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [80.15.132.11] X-Originating-Email: [tonyosborne_a@hotmail.com] In-Reply-To: From: "tony osborne" To: davids@webmaster.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RE: Main CPU- I/O CPU interaction Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:03:15 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Jan 2005 21:04:01.0078 (UTC) FILETIME=[BFC41D60:01C4F1D7] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1085 Lines: 34 sorry for not being clear. i meant no other application running while saving the data, i.e. CPU idle? >From: "David Schwartz" >Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com >To: >CC: >Subject: RE: Main CPU- I/O CPU interaction >Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:51:43 -0800 > > > > from doing the low level I/O operations. However, if i am editing and > > updating a big size file and i want to save > > it afterwards, i notice my PC getting blocked while saving the > > file which > > theoritically should NOT happen as it is up to the I/O device > > processor and > > What does "PC getting blocked" mean? > > DS > > _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger - 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/