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From: lm@cottage.WISC.EDU (Larry McVoy)
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Subject: Re: Why "u." and not "u->" ?  (I'm reading Bach book)
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Date: Tue, 12-May-87 13:50:19 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 12 13:50:19 1987
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In article <626@vixie.UUCP> paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) writes:
>re-map the page, and is the trade-off worth it?  Just how much is 'u.' used
>between context switches, anyway?

I daresay that it used every single time you enter the kernel for a
system call (note: system call not system entry - drivers shouldn't
pook about in the u struct 'cause it's probably someone elses).

Larry McVoy 	        lm@cottage.wisc.edu  or  uwvax!mcvoy