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Date:      Fri, 01 Sep 1995 07:59:08 -0700
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
To:        "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pseudo device lkm's broken 
Message-ID:  <4635.809967548@critter.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 01 Sep 1995 10:48:43 EDT." <9509011448.AA06676@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> 

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> <<On Wed, 30 Aug 1995 12:34:46 -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
 said:
> 
> > Now, why couldn't the kernel stick the symbols in a file on the rootfs
> > and free the memory ?  they're not used that much...
> 
> <Shudder>
> 
> I don't think there's any reason why they couldn't be swapped out,
> however.  (But obviously that can't happen before swap space is
> actually configured.)  The only problem is that David's panic
> traceback wouldn't be possible then.
... unless we make some kind of revers "dump" for them.

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Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ?



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