Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:02:46 -0800 From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> To: "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org> Cc: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>, Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org>, Marko Zec <zec@freebsd.org>, Marko Zec <zec@icir.org>, Marko Zec <zec@imunes.net> Subject: Re: warning of pending commit attempt. Message-ID: <b1fa29170802261502q2695195ch52e8a1b8984d1bb5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47C494B5.2040306@elischer.org> References: <47C39948.3080907@elischer.org> <20080226051346.GA65258@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <47C458E9.5090400@freebsd.org> <47C45CFE.9030006@elischer.org> <47C468AE.7060603@FreeBSD.org> <47C494B5.2040306@elischer.org>
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On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: > > Julian Elischer wrote: > >> Andre Oppermann wrote: > >>> Brooks Davis wrote: > >>>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 08:44:56PM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> At some stage in the next few weeks I will be trying to commit > >>>>> Marco Zec's vimage code to -current. (only 'trying' not > >>>>> for technical reasons, but political). > >>> ... > >>>>> Why now? > >>>>> The code is in a shape where teh compiled out version of hte > >>>>> system is stable. In the compiled in version, it is functional > >>>>> enough to provide nearly all of what people want. It needs people > >>>>> with other interests to adapt it to their purposes and use it so > >>>>> that it can become a solid product for future releases. > >>>> > >>>> The website has a snapshot with a date over a month old and many > >>>> comments about unstable interfaces. I've seen zero reports of > >>>> substantial testing... > >>> > >>> What about locking and SMP scalability? Any new choke points? > >> > >> not that I've seen. > > > > That's a less than resounding endorsement :) > > do the 10Gb ethernet adapters have any major problems? > are you willing to answer "no"? > should we then rip them from the tree? > > I'm saying "this is work in progress" It seems stable and useful. > until we can get more than 6 people running it we won't know more. > Given how long it has been since RELENG_7 branched - if its really a no-op when disabled, I personally don't see it any issues with it. -Kip
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