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On 20/01/21 19:59, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> I can understand the kernel |
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> maintainers not being enthusiastic about the existing code. But that |
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> dates from, I believe, the 1990s, when RAM was measured in megabytes, and |
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> processor speeds in megahertz. Optimisation for speed and store usage |
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> just isn't important any more. |
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I thin you're being highly optimistic. Bear in mind that this is the |
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code that was responsible for Alan Cox ceasing linux development, it's |
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such a pile of steaming manure ... |
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Don't ask me why it is, but I think it's got so much stuff wrong with it |
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that the entire system is marked "beware here be dragons". |
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https://lwn.net/Articles/842415/ |
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Take a read, as it's mentioned in this article. |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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