amd64 cpu_switch in C.

[Peter Wemm]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:02 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> In message <20080311095557.GX68971 at server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>, Peter Jeremy write
>  s:
>
>
>  >>The only appreciable downside is that it lowers the barrier of entry for
>  >>modifying a very sensitive piece of code.
>  >
>  >IMHO, this isn't a valid reason.  Increasing the both the legibility
>  >and performance of a very sensitive piece of code is a good thing.
>  >Having more people understand the code is also a good thing.
>
>  This is not a legal inference, and that's exactly the point Jeff made:
>
>  Just because it is written in C doesn't mean people will understand
>  it, it merely means that they will _think_ they understand it.

I'd like to point out that if I hadn't converted the run queue parts
of cpu_switch into C, then KSE might never have happened.  At least,
not in the form that hit the tree.

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