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The Big Kernel Lock lives on

The Big Kernel Lock lives on

Posted Jun 15, 2006 12:14 UTC (Thu) by shamalwinchurkar (guest, #38390)
Parent article: The Big Kernel Lock lives on

Would somebody please explain, briefly, write() and read() system calls of device drives also called by kernel after holding BLK lock?


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