Subject: Re: signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_IGN) -> 100% CPU
To: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@netbsd.org>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/14/1999 10:51:37
On 10 Jun 1999, Chris G. Demetriou wrote:
: * fixing it wastes both kernel code space and pipe() execution cycles.
: granted, not much of either, but some of each.
If `fixing it' means calling socketpair() from userspace and doing any
necessary frobbing there, it actually means *reducing* kernel size (...and
relegating pipe(2) to COMPAT_14).
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