Subject: Re: CVS commit: src
To: None <rmind@NetBSD.org>
From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: source-changes
Date: 01/16/2008 08:01:10
> yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp (YAMAMOTO Takashi) wrote:
> > > Log Message:
> > > Implementation of processor-sets, affinity and POSIX real-time extensions.
> > > Add schedctl(8) - a program to control scheduling of processes and
> > > threads.
> > > 
> > > Notes:
> > > - This is supported only by SCHED_M2;
> > > - Migration of LWP mechanism will be revisited;
> > > 
> > > Proposed on: <tech-kern>. Reviewed by: <ad>.
> > 
> > i'm not happy with MAXCPUS exported as a part of abi.
> 
> - Why? Note, that we pass the size of the structure.

are you asking why i think exporting MAXCPUS is a bad idea?

> - Do you have a better suggestion?

remove the knowledge of MAXCPUS from userland.

YAMAMOTO Takashi

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