Re: Schedule idle MOLNAR Ingo (mingo@chiara.csoma.elte.hu) Wed, 11 Nov 1998 04:09:32 +0100 (CET) […] > _please_ We can do better than this. Only semaphores (not spinlocks) need > to have the priority inheritance. […] nope there are _not_ only semaphores,
Why Computer Science is a failed field #2
I mentioned the phobia against mere experimentation recently, but now I have some more fascinating glimpses into “peer review”. I have some theoretical work I’m trying to finish up and get published somewhere so someone smart can do something with
Linux descends into priority inheritance hell
The PI chain walk is implemented by the function rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain. The implementation has gone through several iterations, and has ended up with what we believe is the best. It walks the PI chain by only grabbing at most two locks
State machines and circuits
The cross coupled latch is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century State machine models of timing and circuit design
Public spirit of programmers
It’s sad to note that while Doctors/engineers/journalists/even-lawyers without borders are all organizations of people who help less developed nations, “programmers/software/etc” without borders refers to outsourcing.
Bias in academic reviewing
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Computer Science as a failed discipline
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Amory Lovins on smart engineering
Data centers show up around minute 24. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28RmpedUYLk&w=425&h=344]