Re: [OFF TOPIC] Instead of AdSense (was: Re: [off topic] A new project - automatic translation)

2005-11-22 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 07:52:16PM +0200, Omer Zak wrote: > Therefore, AdSense is good for both them and the Web site owner. You should note that not only will Amateur radio operators aka "Hams" avoid your site, they will ask their family and friends to do so. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, J

[OFF TOPIC] Instead of AdSense (was: Re: [off topic] A new project - automatic translation)

2005-11-22 Thread Omer Zak
[This is a question, which really belongs more to the Hackers-IL mailing list to Linux-IL, but the thread started here so I am continuing it in the same mailing list. Apologies to those who are not interested in the subject. I am crossposting to both mailing lists, and suggest that those who are i

Re: Context switch of kernel threads and user sapce threads

2005-11-22 Thread Muli Ben-Yehuda
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 07:38:01PM +0200, Rafi Gordon wrote: > Thanks! ! > > As I understand , a TLB flush is an expenive operation. > >Have anybody any idea if there is a TLB flush (on x86) when there is a > context switch between two kernel threads ? There isn't, both kernel threads are ru

Re: Context switch of kernel threads and user sapce threads

2005-11-22 Thread Rafi Gordon
Thanks! ! As I understand , a TLB flush is an expenive operation. Have anybody any idea if there is a TLB flush (on x86) when there is a context switch between two kernel threads ? My guess is that there is no need for such a TLB flush (on x86) since the kernel thread does not need to acce

Re: Context switch of kernel threads and user sapce threads

2005-11-22 Thread Muli Ben-Yehuda
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 12:02:12PM +0200, Rafi Gordon wrote: > Is the cost , in terms of CPU , when there occurs a context switch > between two kernel threads is the same as when > there is a context switch between two user space threads ? userspace threads are mapped to kernel threads in Linux (m

Context switch of kernel threads and user sapce threads

2005-11-22 Thread Rafi Gordon
Hi, Is the cost , in terms of CPU , when there occurs a context switch between two kernel threads is the same as when there is a context switch between two user space threads ? Is this cost the same when there is a context switch between a kernel thread and a user space thread ? If you look at th