Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com> writes: > Changing the kernel for the small number of threaded applications that > exists and taking a performance impact for the kernel itself and anything > that's using threads is an exquisite example for a bad tradeoff. Well, it seems you haven't read what I wrote. It's not about a small number of threaded applications anymore. The thread register will be part of the ABI and all applications, threaded or not, will use it. -- ---------------. ,-. 1325 Chesapeake Terrace Ulrich Drepper \ ,-------------------' \ Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Red Hat `--' drepper at redhat.com `------------------------