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From: cjs@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: User-space file systems. 	(Re: Linux vs BSD)
Date: 24 Feb 1997 18:34:10 -0800
Organization: Internet Portal Services, Inc.
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In article <stephenkE62DGo.6J5@netcom.com>,
Stephen Knilans <stephenk@netcom.com> wrote:

>In article <330DF6FD.41C67EA6@cuillin.org.uk> Guy Dawson <guy@cuillin.org.uk> writes:
>>
>>User mode is fine IFF you don't mind using the extra CPU resource.
>
>That is true under KERNEL mode TOO!  The processing is NOT that complicated!

Here's a clue: context and protection mode switch.

cjs
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