> There is work being done on a new "SysCall" method. Time will
> tell if it is really faster. [...]
?? I have posted a patch a few weeks ago that implements SYSENTER/SYSLEAVE
based system call support, and have posted detailed (cycles accuracy)
timings too. (and sample code that does a getpid() based on the new system
entry point)
> My guess is that it will be 6 of one-kind and 1/2 dozen of another.
no need to guess, null syscall latency is twice as fast on a PII with
SYSENTER, 150 cycles vs. 300+ cycles with INT.
-- mingo
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