From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:20:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:19:50 -0400 Received: from [202.54.26.202] ([202.54.26.202]:14977 "EHLO hindon.hss.co.in") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:19:40 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: HSS From: alad@hss.hns.com To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <65256A79.0038FC3A.00@sandesh.hss.hns.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:49:17 +0530 Subject: Why we need LDT at all in 2.2 kernels ?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, In 2.2 kernel do we really need its own LDT (not default_ldt) for every process (no mm sharing) ?? In what circumstances a process may need its own LDT ?? -- Amol