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Date:      Tue, 16 May 2000 09:13:30 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Nick Hibma <n_hibma@calcaphon.com>, arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: A new api for asynchronous task execution 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005160912420.47945-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <200005151826.LAA13075@mass.cdrom.com>

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On Mon, 15 May 2000, Mike Smith wrote:

> > > We have a number of different callout list implementation kicking around 
> > > in the kernel at the moment; 
> > > 
> > >  - the EVENTHANDLER stuff
> > >  - the optimised callout list handling in kern_timeout.c
> > >  - a few ad-hoc leftovers like config_intrhook that should have been
> > >    EVENTHANDLERed but weren't
> > 
> > - The delayed attach for disk devices
> > - The after interrupts-have-been-switched-on task queue
> 
> Er, that's config_intrhook.
> 
> > None of these need any functionality above the provided stuff.
> 
> That's not true; several users of the above require the ability to be 
> sorted onto their task queue.

I'm planning to add that today along with a few other bits and
pieces. I'll post an updated manpage this evening.

-- 
Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 20 8442 9037




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