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Date:      Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:59:07 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD virtualization mailing list <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Vimage globals  vs structures measurements.
Message-ID:  <20090204185656.B93725@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
In-Reply-To: <20090204184526.I93725@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Julian Elischer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>> If I can get some confirmation of this by  others then
>> the next step would be to simply remove the VIMAGE_GLOBALS option
>> and all the global variables it covers.
>> 
>> At least that's what seems next to me..
>
> no, the next step is to bring in the beaf (last step).

... beef ...  anyway. The indirection, the real virtualization, the
multiple images, ...  you count my typos;)

> I think we had clearly decided (somewhen, somewho) that we want one
> version with all three options at the same time.
> Once we are confident, hopefully after a few days at that point,
> VIMAGE_GLOBALS will go away.
>
> So please do not rape that out. In two months there were no real
> accidents wrt. VIMAGE_GLOBALS even with all the larger changes that
> went in. I think it's safe to keep them another 4-6 weeks.
>
> /bz
>
>

-- 
Bjoern A. Zeeb                      The greatest risk is not taking one.



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