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SubjectRe: PATCH(?): linux-2.4.4-pre2: fork should run child first
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Adam J. Richter wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > >If it turns out to be beneficial to run the child first (you
> > >can measure this), why not leave everything the same as it is
> > >now but have do_fork() "switch threads" internally ?
> >
> > That is an elegant idea.
>
> I doubt it. It sounds like one of those "cool value" ideas that
> are actually really stupid except they sound cool because you
> have to think about the twists and turns.

You're right. Time to put a "don't try to think of cool ideas
after going out at night" sign on the wall ;)

cheers,

Rik
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