Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:45:26 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PoC: passive serialization Message-ID: <53A7A2D6.30905@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20140621231853.394A914A2D0@mail.netbsd.org> References: <539FEBC1.5030501@FreeBSD.org> <20140621231853.394A914A2D0@mail.netbsd.org>
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On 6/22/14, 7:18 AM, Mindaugas Rasiukevicius wrote: > > Just a note on passive serialization in NetBSD: there is a lot of space for > optimisations, simplifications or improvements to that code, but it was a > deliberate choice to avoid them. The goal was to carefully implement the > logic described in the expired patent (or at least attempt to be as close as > our interpretation skills allow us to be). Any deviation from that logic > increases the risk of falling under some other technique, primarily RCU, > covered by other patent. > hopefully the recent ruling on software patents may make the whole thing moot given enough impetus.
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