From: Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@gmail.com>
To: linux-8086@vger.kernel.org
Subject: idle process in x86 linux
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:28:27 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CALKntY1fcU4RTrpdsQ7MH9cuRv1wo3c4RxsFedfHq4s+XODf=A@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
I am wondering why idle process is implemented as infinite loop with
HLT instruction. how does it compare to MWAIT and MONITOR instruction
sequence ?
Xin
next reply other threads:[~2012-10-26 14:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-26 14:28 Xin Tong [this message]
2012-10-26 15:51 ` idle process in x86 linux David Given
2012-10-27 3:03 ` Xin Tong
2012-10-29 8:13 ` Angel M Alganza
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