I think we're debating whether to "do it right" or "do it now". Tuesday is a long way off yet :)
-- Matt Emmerton > So is the current context code going into cvs HEAD or whats happening? > > Petr > > Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: > > Matthew Dillon wrote: > >> The answer is: yes, it is possible. There is no reason why the > >> signal mask (and signal pending bitmap) couldn't be stored in user > >> memory, allowing the userland threading system to swap out the mask > >> without entering the kernel. > > > > I absolutely agree. I am thinking of a special page mapped in kernel > > and userspace memory, where things like signal mask and pending (per > > thread) are located, and maybe also a timecounter, pid, etc. > > > >> So I think there is a very good argument for making the current > >> release > >> implementation do these calls in libc and not as system calls, and > >> initially have libc just get the signal mask with a system call, > >> then > >> at some later date add the feature sthat allow the userland context > >> routines to run fully without having to make any system calls at > >> all. > > > > If Matt Emmerton finds the time to implement it, I am all for it. > > Having these functions as syscalls seems wrong in my eyes. > > > > cheers > > simon > > >
