From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Nov 23 09:01:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA06032 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:01:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.204.136.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA06027 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:01:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [195.204.143.218]) by ns1.yes.no (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id SAA03695; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:00:40 +0100 (CET) Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) id SAA07198; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:00:39 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19981123180039.T24412@follo.net> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:00:39 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: Marius Bendiksen , Joel Ray Holveck Cc: Terry Lambert , Matthew Dillon , rnordier@nordier.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on i386 memory model References: <3.0.5.32.19981120103442.0099f460@mail.scancall.no> <86hfvuia7y.fsf@detlev.UUCP> <3.0.5.32.19981123144319.00a4d560@mail.scancall.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981123144319.00a4d560@mail.scancall.no>; from Marius Bendiksen on Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 02:43:19PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 02:43:19PM +0100, Marius Bendiksen wrote: > >It would require changing libc to read the kernel config file. Do we > >really want to mess with this? > > Unless it adds too much complexity, I'd say 'yes'. It adds too much complexity/interdependcies, in my opinion. Unless somebody can show significant speed gains (well into the measurable range), I don't think it is worthwhile. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message