port-mips: splimp question

Subject: splimp question
To: None <port-mips@netbsd.org>
From: Bharani Chadalavada <bharani.chadalavada@nexsi.com>
List: port-mips
Date: 08/29/2001 11:29:18

Hi,

I have noticed that in all the mips ports, splimp() is #defined to
splclock() where as in i386, it is not. Does anyone have any clue? Is it
not a performance hammer?

Thank you,
Bharani.