Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:37:57 +0100 | From | Manfred Spraul <> | Subject | SMP locking for add_to_swap_cache() |
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can I call add_to_swap_cache() without the big kernel lock, and with a normal spinlock? This would simplify shm_swap(). AFAICS, 2.3.26 does not sleep in add_to_swap_cache, and it does not need the big kernel lock.
-- Manfred
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