Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:09:19 -0700 | From | Rudolf Leitgeb <> | Subject | Re: Performance comparison between 2.3.8 and 2.2.10 |
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On Mon, Jun 28, 1999 at 09:05:07PM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote: > the global kernel lock spins, but doesn't sleep. that explains the > difference in system CPU utilization, i think.
But if it spins, it spins in kernel space, not in user space. The kernel compiles I ran took longer both in the kernel and in user space ...
Rudi
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