Re: pthread_create() slow for many threads; also time to revisit64b context switch optimization?

[Ulrich Drepper]

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Ingo Molnar wrote:
> i find it pretty unacceptable these days that we limit any aspect of 
> pure 64-bit apps in any way to 4GB (or any other 32-bit-ish limit). 

Sure, but if we can pin-point the sub-archs for which it is the problem
then a flag to optionally request it is even easier to handle.  You'd
simply ignore the flag for anything but the P4 architecture.

I personally have no problem removing the whole thing because I have no
such machine running anymore.  But there are people out there who have.

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â Ulrich Drepper â Red Hat, Inc. â 444 Castro St â Mountain View, CA â
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