Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:41:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:40:57 -0500 Received: from vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca ([136.159.55.21]:57227 "EHLO vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:40:38 -0500 Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 10:40:31 -0700 Message-Id: <200112071740.fB7HeVG16220@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> From: Richard Gooch To: Robert Love Cc: Andi Kleen , Linus Torvalds , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: horrible disk thorughput on itanium In-Reply-To: <1007745537.828.15.camel@phantasy> In-Reply-To:

<9upmqm$7p4$1@penguin.transmeta.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel> <200112071614.fB7GEQ514356@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> <1007745537.828.15.camel@phantasy> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Robert Love writes: > On Fri, 2001-12-07 at 11:14, Richard Gooch wrote: > > > This kind of thing should be covered by _REENTRANT. If you don't > > compile with _REENTRANT (the default), then putc() should be the > > unlocked version. > > The link to the mailing list post from bug-glibc says otherwise, > that is the problem. Using the unlocked version isn't implied by > not setting __REENTRANT. The bug is in glibc. An application shouldn't need to be changed to work around that bug. putc() is a well-known interface, and people shouldn't have to code around a change in that interface. Regards, Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca - 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/