linux-kernel - Re: CPU POSIX timers livelock

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Date:	Fri, 2 May 2008 18:43:34 +0200
From:	Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@....de>
To:	Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@...e.cz>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Frank Mayhar <fmayhar@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: CPU POSIX timers livelock

On 2008.05.02 18:13:05 +0200, Petr Tesarik wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 17:21 +0200, Björn Steinbrink wrote:
> > [Added Roland McGrath and Frank Mayhar to Cc:, as this sounds similar
> > enough to what has been discussed here http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/6/505]
> 
> Yes, I've just now found the thread too, read it, and I think this is
> just another case where the current implementation does not scale.
> 
> Was there any followup to the patch posted on the 7th of March? The
> interesting discussion seems to be interrupted there. :(

Hm, I have some message in that thread from April they don't seem to be
on lkml.org nor in the bugzilla though. Oh well, I can send you an mbox
of that thread in a private mail, just let me know if you want that.

Björn
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