Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:02:44 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: changing consoles == lost data Message-ID: <199903152102.OAA01477@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199903151816.NAA26892@etinc.com> References: <199903151816.NAA26892@etinc.com>
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> What is happening when I hit ALT-F2, ALT-F3 etc to switch screens? > I've noticed that at with high speed data (in this case 45Mb/s) I can > generate overruns by switching screens...is it disabling interrupts > for a long period? Yes, for the num-lock/caps-lock LED's. This (apparently) requires disabling interrupts for a (relatively) long period of time. :( Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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