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@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ vma based method:
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- no VM changes are needed - 'struct address_space' is left alone.
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- no VM changes are needed - 'struct address_space' is left alone.
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- - no registration of individual locks is needed: robust mutexes dont
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+ - no registration of individual locks is needed: robust mutexes don't
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need any extra per-lock syscalls. Robust mutexes thus become a very
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need any extra per-lock syscalls. Robust mutexes thus become a very
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- lightweight primitive - so they dont force the application designer
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+ lightweight primitive - so they don't force the application designer
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to do a hard choice between performance and robustness - robust
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to do a hard choice between performance and robustness - robust
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mutexes are just as fast.
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mutexes are just as fast.
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@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ and the remaining bits are for the TID.
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Testing, architecture support
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Testing, architecture support
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-i've tested the new syscalls on x86 and x86_64, and have made sure the
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+I've tested the new syscalls on x86 and x86_64, and have made sure the
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parsing of the userspace list is robust [ ;-) ] even if the list is
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parsing of the userspace list is robust [ ;-) ] even if the list is
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deliberately corrupted.
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deliberately corrupted.
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Eric Engestrom