linux-kernel - Re: Module loading/unloading and "The Stop Machine"

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Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:38:37 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Jike Song <albcamus@...il.com>
CC:	Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Module loading/unloading and "The Stop Machine"

Jike Song wrote:
> On 2/8/08, Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com> wrote:
>> Hi Rusty,
>>
>> I was hopping you could answer a couple of questions about module loading/unloading
>> and the stop machine.
> 
> I'm curious to know why it is called `stop machine', which is a queer
> name without any relationship with its function.

I guess it's "stop the rest of the machine" and run this.  Maybe it's
misnamed but stop_machine is kind of cool.  :-)

-- 
tejun
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