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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: ache@nagual.ru, michaelh@cet.co.jp
Subject: Re: cvs commit:  src/sys/kern sys_generic.c
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>> > >Thanks, but I see no commit for removing p_selbits_size and p_selbits
>> > >fields from struct proc... kern_exit.c also does free for p_selbits and
>> > >needs fixing after remove.
>> > 
>> > I'll leave them until it is decided that the caching scheme is unnecssary.
>> 
>> When we decide that? IMHO it can be now or never :-) Too many chances to
>> forget this thing after some time passed.

I have no problems remembering bloat :-).

>> What prevents you from deciding
>> now?

No real-world experience.  I don't run any processes that need even 256
descriptors.

>Why don't you comment them out with ...
>
>/* XXX 1997.2.26 Remove 6 months later if no one complains.
>	char *p_selbits;
>	u_int p_selbits_size;
>*/

FreeBSD keeps keeps administrivia like that in the cvs repository.

Bruce