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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 19:15:26 +0200 (CEST)
From: Dave Jones <davej@suse.de>
To: "peter k." <spam-goes-to-dev-null@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: 2.4.7: wtf is "ksoftirqd_CPU0"
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, peter k. wrote:

> why wasnt it run in previous kernels?

Because it was only added to mainline in 2.4.7

> im just wondering why it suddenly
> appeared without anyone saying a word about it ;)

>From the changelog...

-pre8:
- Paul Mackerras: PPC updates (softirq)

-pre5:
- Andrea Arkangeli: softirq cleanups and fixes, and everybody is happy
  again (ie I changed some details to make me happy ;)

There were also several discussions about Andreas ksoftirq patches
a few weeks back.

regards,

Dave.

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| Dave Jones.        http://www.suse.de/~davej
| SuSE Labs

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