Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 12:00:49 -0600 From: Chuck Paterson <cp@bsdi.com> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preemptive kernel on older X86 hardware Message-ID: <200005241800.MAA07427@berserker.bsdi.com>
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} }If this isn't possible on an x86, please don't laugh too hard. I }really don't know much about low-level x86 details. } }Cheers, } }Drew It can be done. In BSD/OS and Solaris however the locks must be gotten because they are what protect from interrupt service. Chuck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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