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- Date:
Wed Jun 24 14:30:07 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.106/linux/Documentation/smp.tex
- Orig date:
Sun Jun 7 11:16:26 1998
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locking and protection of its own tables to prevent two processes updating
them at once and for example allocating the same memory block. There are
two strategies for this within current Unix and Unixlike kernels.
-Traditional unix systems from the earliest of days use a scheme of 'Coarse
+Traditional Unix systems from the earliest of days use a scheme of 'Coarse
Grained Locking' where the entire kernel is protected by a small number of
locks only. Some modern systems use fine grained locking. Because fine
grained locking has more overhead it is normally used only on
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