"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 18:27:30 -0700 > From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I've told Linus several times about this problems but he puts out one > > test release after the other without this fixed. > > This is kinda important, I run DNS tools which are threaded amongst > numerous other threaded programs a lot. What needs to be done to fix it? > > I suspect it's going to require a kernel developer who is willing (and > has the time) to tackle this as their own project, preferably someone > who is trusted by Linus for having "good taste". > > The only problem is that the set of people who are (a) kernel > developers, (b) understand Posix threads in all of their ugly, gory > detail, and (c) have survived with their sense of good taste intact > seems to be relatively small. Well, how about backing out the threads change until somebody is ready to fix everything involved. I haven't the time, depth of knowledge, or rep for this. At present the only thing it seems to do is break things. With 2.4 around the corner, I can't imagine a flock of hungry geeks happy that their threading is reason for frequent reboots on a supposed "stable"*1 kernel. -d #1 - the general uninformed grunt monkey refers to kernels as stable or unstable instead of release or development. -- "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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