Subject: Re: LKMs (was Re: CVS commit: src)
To: None <perry@piermont.com>
From: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/25/1999 21:16:45 
On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 12:37:03PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se> writes:
> > This is a cool idea, but may cause some problems. Linking may take some
> > time, and because the kernel isn't preemptive inside everything would block 
> > during the link time. 
> 
> We can fork kernel procs now, thanks to Jason's new code.

See "preemptive".

- Frank