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From: uunet!sobeco.sobeco.com!lamy@mailrus.uucp (Jean-Francois Lamy)
Subject: slattach "load", e.t.a. for 4.50B
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Date: 24 Jul 90 01:08:55 GMT
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Running slattach on tty1 on a RC3230 results in it showing up by "top" as
gobbling up 90-92% of the CPU when the machine is idle, and piling up
execution time.  I am almost certain the load figure is artificial (90% of 18
MIPS is a whole loot of cycles :-) and likely due to the way slattach is
coded, but would like an explanation nonetheless (heck, if I wasn't curious I
wouldn't be in this business :-)

Also, what is the estimated time of arrival for the modem control fixes for
the tty ports on 3230s?  Also, can anyone provide more details concerning the
nature of the "IC availability problems" or "Does not work with serial board
sold by MIPS" explanations I've heard about the ISA slot adapter failure to
ship?

Jean-Francois Lamy               lamy@sobeco.com, uunet!sobeco!lamy
Groupe Sobeco, 505 ouest, bd Rene-Levesque, Montreal Canada H2Z 1Y7