Re: Can context switches be faster?

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Alan Cox wrote:
> We already do. The newer x86 processors also have TLB tagging so they
> can (if you find one without errata!) avoid the actual flush and instead
> track the tag.

Are there any?  I think AMD dropped it rather than spend the effort to 
make it work.

   J

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