From: haible@ma2s2.uucp (Bruno Haible) Subject: Re: Creeping featursm (Was: Re: ANNOUNCE: linux-0.99 patchlevel 3) Date: 31 Jan 1993 14:30:20 GMT
jem@snakemail.hut.fi (Johan Myreen) writes:
> I'm curious: how much software is there really that uses SYSV IPC,
> without any alternate way to go? As we are talking about Linux here,
> only free software counts. Could you give some examples of software
> like this?
Take CLISP as an example. It is free software. When it uses the Linux SYSV IPC
this results in a speedup of about 6%. Not much, I agree, but it's worth it.
> adding features which have a significant impact on the whole kernel, cutting
> deep into the foundations of the design.
The current Linux SYSV IPC has no impact on the kernel unless used. Look at the
code.
Bruno Haible
haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de