On 12/20/2010 10:33 AM, James Cloos wrote:
>
> And how exactly, given that the kernel does not know whether the CPU is
> active or waiting on ram, could an application do so?
>
> -JimC
That particular aspect will remain hidden, it's a domain of the hardware
architecture. Nevertheless, there are things like waiting on I/O or
waiting on lock, that would be extremely useful.
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