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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net>
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Subject: Re: Slab allocator update
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Jeff Roberson wrote:

> 
> 1) Fix the last lock order reversal.
> 2) Fixup the statistics for uma and malloc.
> 3) Convince people to test it.
> 4) Commit.

Please try integrate it in such a form that both new and old can be
compiled in with a config option. 
(for a while)

> 5) Work on converting everything to uma_* interfaces, and adding
> initializers.

Do lots of testingto prove that it's an improvement.

if "yes", remove old system.
if "no" figure out why.. keep old system or rewrite..

> 6) nap
> 
> Does anyone see any work items that I missed?  I'd like the road to commit
> to be well defined so it actually happens.  Otherwise I think I'll be
> maintaining patch sets forever.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
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