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Linux: Removing The Big Kernel Lock
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| Arnd Bergmann noted that he's working on
| removing the BKL from the Linux kernel,
| "I've spent some time continuing the work
| of the people on Cc and many others to
| remove the big kernel lock from Linux and
| I now have [a] bkl-removal branch in my
| git tree". He went on to explain that his
| branch is working, and lets him run the
| Linux kernel, "on [a] quad-core machine
| with the only users of the BKL being
| mostly obscure device driver modules."
| Arnd noted that this effort has a long
| history, "the oldest patch in this series
| is roughly eight years old and is Willy's
| patch to remove the BKL from fs/locks.c,
| and I took a series of patches from Jan
| that removes it from most of the VFS."
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http://kerneltrap.org/node/55703
Lexmark's Linux Secret
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| Not only are they providing CUPS drivers, but
| also they are even printing Tux in the corner
| of every box they ship right besides the
| Windows and Apple logos. Do you know who we
| are talking about? Probably not, but it's
| Lexmark. After months of wrangling within the
| company, Lexmark has stepped up to become a
| Linux and open-source friendly company. We
| are seeing how far this Linux support extends
| as we try out the Lexmark Pro905 Platinum
| multi-function printer.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=lexmark_linux&num=1
Recent:
Microsoft, Lexmark mum on details of new patent deal
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| Microsoft this morning announced a patent cross-licensing agreement with
| Lexmark International, the printing and imaging company. Given the dust-up
| over the Redmond company's recent patent lawsuit against TomTom, the natural
| question is whether the new patent agreement covers any open-source
| technologies Lexmark might be using. But Microsoft won't say.
|
| The terms of the licensing agreement are confidential, a representative of
| the Redmond company explained via email in response to my inquiry this
| morning: "As with all patent cross-licensing agreements, the specific terms
| and conditions of each deal are different, and the parties involved determine
| what elements they choose to discuss publicly based on the deal negotiated by
| both parties."
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft says it has struck similar licensing deals with printing and
| imaging companies in the past, including Hewlett-Packard, Brother Industries,
| Fuji Xerox, and Kyocera Mita.
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_Lexmark_mum_on_details_of_new_patent_deal_41375777.html
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