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On 19-Jul-2004 Drew Broadley wrote:
> Sorry this line:
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> $ cp /usr/src/sys/<arch>/include/param.h /tmp/param.h && perl -ple 
> 's/#define PREEMPTIVE.+\n$//i' /tmp/param.h > 
> /usr/src/sys/<arch>/include/param.h /tmp/param.h
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> Should read:
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> $ cp /usr/src/sys/<arch>/include/param.h /tmp/param.h &&  perl -ple 
> 's/^#define[\t\s]+PREEMPTION//i' /tmp/param.h > 
> /usr/src/sys/<arch>/include/param.h
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> - Drew

Thanks, I may try that.  For now, though, I just noticed a new commit
(see the thread "HEADS UP [Re: thread+preemption stability improvement]"
in current) that may help with the preemption problems.  Running a new
kernel with it now, and so far so good.  <crossing fingers>  :-)

-- 
Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads@cox.net> -- "In Unix veritas"