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Date:      Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:58:01 -0800
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        "Alan L. Cox" <alc@imimic.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Removal of ENABLE_VFS_IOOPT
Message-ID:  <20030302185801.GA36138@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3E624133.8FB21AA6@mindspring.com>
References:  <3E619B26.DF1E4FC7@imimic.com> <3E624133.8FB21AA6@mindspring.com>

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On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 09:36:51AM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote:
> "Alan L. Cox" wrote:
> > Before I begin work on vm_object locking, I'd like to remove
> > ENABLE_VFS_IOOPT from the kernel sources.  ENABLE_VFS_IOOPT was a
> > work-in-progress by John Dyson to perform zero-copy file system I/O.
> > Unfortunately, it still has some unresolved issues, and no one has taken
> > an active interest in fixing them.
> > 
> > For the record, both Matt Dillon and Tor Egge have stated in public or
> > private e-mail that they favor removing it.
> > Unless I hear an objection, I intend to remove it in a few days.
> 
> Here's an idea... ask John Dyson about it.
> 

From John's comments in c.u.b.f.m, I doubt he
follows the kernel development in 5.0 close enough
to make any recommendation without studying the 
code.  I further suspect that John would not want
to spend the time require.

-- 
Steve

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