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diff --git a/open_issues/multithreading.mdwn b/open_issues/multithreading.mdwn index d5c0272c..a66202c8 100644 --- a/open_issues/multithreading.mdwn +++ b/open_issues/multithreading.mdwn @@ -561,6 +561,23 @@ Tom Van Cutsem, 2009. <teythoon> ^^ +### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-03-02 + + <youpi> braunr: what is the status of the thread storm issue? do you have + pending code changes for this? + <youpi> I was wondering whether to make ext2fs use adaptative locks, + i.e. spin a bit and then block + <youpi> I don't remember whether anybody already did something like that + <braunr> youpi: no i don't + <braunr> youpi: i attempted switch from spin locks to mutexes once but it + doesn't solve the problem + <braunr> switching* + <gg0> found another storm maker: + <gg0> $ dpkg-reconfigure gnome-accessibility-themes + <gg0> aka update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/HighContrast + <youpi> braunr: ok + + ## Alternative approaches: * <http://www.concurrencykit.org/> |