From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 07:38:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 759B216A4CF for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:38:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail2.speakeasy.net (mail2.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53F4843D1F for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:38:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 14639 invoked from network); 23 Feb 2004 15:38:57 -0000 Received: from dsl027-160-063.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender ) encrypted SMTP for ; 23 Feb 2004 15:38:57 -0000 Received: from slimer.baldwin.cx (slimer.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.16]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1NFcr28030290; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:38:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: "Poul-Henning Kamp" Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:45:42 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 References: <67995.1077405236@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <67995.1077405236@critter.freebsd.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200402230945.42440.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server.baldwin.cx cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: Scott Long cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha mem.c promcons.c src/sys/alpha/tlsb zs_tlsb.c src/sys/amd64/amd64 mem.c src/sys/cam cam_xpt.c src/sys/cam/scsi scsi_ch.c scsi_pass.c scsi_pt.c s X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:38:58 -0000 On Saturday 21 February 2004 06:13 pm, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20040221161339.X52892@pooker.samsco.home>, Scott Long writes: > >> A grace period is not possible, that is why I have been so vocal > >> with my heads-up messages to current for the last two weeks. > > > >What are the technical reasons for a grace period not being possible? > > The signflip on the GIANT flag. Which was arguably premature given the vast number of NEEDGIANT vs. NOGIANT case. The MPSAFE flag for interrupts hasn't been flipped yet either for that reason. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org