cvs commit: src/sys/vm uma_core.c

walt wa1ter at myrealbox.com
Fri Jul 25 22:33:10 PDT 2003


Alan Cox wrote:
> alc         2003/07/25 20:55:32 PDT
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/vm               uma_core.c 
>   Log:
>   Gulp ... call kmem_malloc() without Giant.
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.62      +1 -7      src/sys/vm/uma_core.c

Could this be considered roughly similar to selecting the
'interruptable' kernel configuration in linux?

Second dumb question:  is this of importance only for SMP
machines, or does it affect uni-processors also?

I'm sure you can tell from the questions that I'm not a
kernel hacker, so use small words :o)



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