Re: [Linux-3D] Try my new DMA kernel functions

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:50:24 +1200

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> sys5 shared memory is stupid and obsolete. It's good to have the facility
> around so that stupid and obsolete programs still work, but when
> considering radical new OS features, we shouldn't design them around
> ancient quirks that no wise programmer will use in new code.

maybe - but it damned useful for some stuff. Especially when you can't have
shared anonymous maps.

sysv semaphores can also be really useful.

-Chris

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