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From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
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Subject: [HEADSUP] vnode bypass for devices: "ON"
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Vnode bypass is now ON by default in -current.

Please report any problems and performance observations.

Please also try setting "vfs.fifofs.fops=1" if you run a machine
which uses fifos for anything.

Poul-Henning

In message <200411152211.iAFMB9YF016201@repoman.freebsd.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp
 writes:
>phk         2004-11-15 22:11:09 UTC
>
>  FreeBSD src repository
>
>  Modified files:
>    sys/fs/devfs         devfs_vnops.c 
>  Log:
>  Make vnode bypass the default for devices.
>  
>  Can be disabled in case of problems with
>          vfs.devfs.fops=0
>  in loader.conf
>  
>  Revision  Changes    Path
>  1.85      +1 -1      src/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
>

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