In message <19990302214425.37D9C1D37@mabelode.imrryr.org>"
R. C. Dowdeswell" writes:

>Actually to expand on the thoughts that I was having:
>
>I was not thinking of checking for copyrow ops, but more just
>checking for any pending output with the Nagle-like algorithm.

Ive been doing networking so long I didnt think that needed saying :)

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>I think that speeding up the frame buffer consoles is actually very
>important as I found myself on my Multia ssh'ing in from a computer
>next to it, because the console was so slow.  (And a couple of
>friends have made similar comments.)

But, but...  we already support a window system. Why do you and your
friends want a second one, inside the kernel? :->.