Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:59:50 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Andrey Chernov <ache@freebsd.org>, "Christian S.J. Peron" <csjp@freebsd.org>, Jason Evans <jasone@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/stdlib malloc.c Message-ID: <20060127045950.GA72049@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060127043843.GA58589@nagual.pp.ru> References: <200601270236.k0R2ai2x067283@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060127025150.GA57825@nagual.pp.ru> <6B47D688-0A7D-421F-9830-9493EC375307@FreeBSD.ORG> <43D99036.3010102@FreeBSD.org> <20060127032403.GB58032@nagual.pp.ru> <20060127041412.GA71839@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20060127043843.GA58589@nagual.pp.ru>
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On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:38:43AM +0300, Andrey Chernov wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 08:14:12PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 06:24:03AM +0300, Andrey Chernov wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 09:15:02PM -0600, Christian S.J. Peron wrote: > > > > These malloc debugging/stats features have been invaluable. I vote to > > > > accept the performance hit in exchange for useful debugging/stats > > > > features in -CURRENT, and disable them in -STABLE/-RELEASE when they are > > > > ready. > > > > > > You misread me a bit. I don't vote to remove debug/stats ON _by_default_ > > > for -current, I vote to remove them via special malloc options for whom > > > who don't need it even in -current. > > > > > > > Don't use -current if you can't tolerate the minor performance > > hit associated with making FreeBSD better. > > Don't ever try to tell anybody what to do if you don't know all his > circumstacnes. Especially when being not asked. > I stand by my initial statement. If you can't tolerate temporary measures in -current that are performance hits and which will ultimate make FreeBSD better, then don't run -current. You have 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x to choose. -- Steve
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