Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern vfs_mount.c

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :>=20
> :>   Modified files:
> :>     sys/kern             vfs_mount.c=20
> :>   Log:
> :>   Properly yield to userland processes.
> :
> :Seems that this *still* didn't completely fix the issue.  Do we have to=20
> :sleep longer?  Is it safe to do so?
> :
> :cheers
> :   simon
>
>     Try reducing the count limit from 10000 to 1000.  If that doesn't work,
>     try sleeping for 2 ticks instead of 1 tick (with the count limit at
>     1000).

Now that sounds like voodoo.  I could, however, check the time every N 
iterations.  And if we consumed Y microseconds, then sleep for X ticks. 
That would seem less ad-hoc, but more like something planned.

cheers
  simon

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