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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:27:30 -0500 (EST)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>
Subject: Re: John Balwdin's proc-locking patch
Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG, Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG>,
	Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>,
	Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>
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On 19-Feb-02 Peter Wemm wrote:
> Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>> * Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> [020218 22:27] wrote:
>> 
>> >     It is totally unecessary to accumulate so many easily-made-incremental
>> >     changes off-tree and, in fact, I believe it to be detrimental to the
>> >     project.  It locks up large areas of code for long periods of time 
>> >     and creates both a synchronization hassle (even with P4) and a
>> >     debugging nightmare when finally committed due to the sheer number
>> >     of changes involved.  
>> [snip]
>> > 
>> >     That is my position.
>> 
>> I've felt the same way for a while.
> 
> Nobody is disputing that.  It would have been better if John had committed
> it piecemeal, but it didn't work out that way.  I doubt he'll fall for this
> trap again.

Actually, I tried to do it piecemeal and ended up with a kernel that wouldn't
boot. :(

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