On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 11:38:28AM -0500, Donald Allen wrote:
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> My understanding is that OpenBSD still employs the Giant Lock approach
> to SMP, serializing access to kernel services. Is this still true? If

yes

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> it is, do Theo and the other kernel developers consider it a priority
> to improve this?

sure

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> (I am NOT complaining. I completely understand that OpenBSD is a labor
> of love and that development resources are limited and that doing SMP
> right isn't easy. I'm simply trying to get an idea of whether this is
> likely to be addressed in the near future or not.)

depends on your definition of near future.  It will be done when it will
be done.

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> /Don Allen