Re: Module loading/unloading and "The Stop Machine"

[Jike Song]

On 2/8/08, Max Krasnyansky <maxk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Rusty,
>
> I was hopping you could answer a couple of questions about module loading/unloading
> and the stop machine.

I'm curious to know why it is called `stop machine', which is a queer
name without any relationship with its function.

Regards,
Jike
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