Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern
To: Andrew Doran <ad@netbsd.org>
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@NetBSD.org>
List: source-changes
Date: 10/16/2007 11:14:50
On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 01:00:18PM +0000, Andrew Doran wrote:
> - Add crit_enter()/crit_exit(). These bound critical sections in which
>   kernel preemption is to be disabled. Better names welcome.

How cheap are those and are they intended to replace short-term splhigh/splx
use?

Joerg