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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:09:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com> cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hugh@...itas.com, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, briangrant@...gle.com, cgd@...gle.com, mbligh@...gle.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> Subject: Re: pthread_create() slow for many threads; also time to revisit 64b context switch optimization? On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Ulrich Drepper wrote: > > The real problem is: what to do if somebody complains? Ulrich, I don't understand why you worry more about a _potential_ (and fairly unlikely) complaint, than about a real one today. Thinking ahead may be good, but you take it to absolutely ridiculous heights, to the point where you make potential problems be bigger than -actual- problems. Linus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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