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Re: MPS: Area scanners
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Helmut Eller |
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Re: MPS: Area scanners |
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Tue, 07 May 2024 07:53:11 +0200 |
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On Mon, May 06 2024, Gerd Möllmann wrote:
> I'd be interested in others' opinions!
The way I understand the doc is this:
a) Area scanners are called from a signal handler.
b) MPS is a stop-the-world design, i.e. all threads are stopped before
an area scanner is called.
Because of a) the usual restrictions for signal handlers apply and
because b) we have exclusive access.