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Article #21Re: Client/Server - rpc
From: Afroz Lateef
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 06:35
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 06:35
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In article <7201@transfer.stratus.com> cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) writes:
>In article <1992Oct13.172450.29593@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dlray@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Donald L Ray) writes:
>
>The bad point is that while the callee is doing its thing *and* while that
>call is being transmitted *and* while the reply is coming back, the caller
>is twiddling its thumbs -- either literally spinning or doing a task
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>switch. As processors get faster, the time for the callee to do its thing
^^^^^^^
>So -- you get a *big*, distributed system with lots of shared resources but
>it runs like a PC Jr. (OK, so I exaggerate :-).
Could somebody explain what this spinning and task switch mean?
Thanks in advancce
Afroz M LAteef
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tamsun.tamu.edu!eemips.tamu.edu!lateef From: lateef@eemips.tamu.edu (Afroz Lateef) Newsgroups: comp.client-server Subject: Re: Client/Server - rpc Message-ID: <1992Oct30.063530.521@tamsun.tamu.edu> Date: 30 Oct 92 06:35:30 GMT Article-I.D.: tamsun.1992Oct30.063530.521 References: <1992Oct13.172450.29593@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <7201@transfer.stratus.com> Sender: news@tamsun.tamu.edu (Read News) Distribution: usa Organization: Texas A&M University Lines: 16