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On 25 Feb 2012, at 17:48, Konstantin Belousov wrote:

>> I am thinking now about 'MFC after'. Thanks to jhb's spare vops it =
looks like
>> it is possible to merge it in stable/9 without breaking the KBI, but =
then I
>> will consume 3 of 5 available spare vops. So is it worth doing?
> I do not think that we shall be so restrained on the use of spare =
VOPs.

I think the only real question here is whether John had specific things =
in mind when he added the spares, or whether they are open for general =
use. Assuming they are open for general use, this use seems a quite =
beneficial one :-).

Robert=