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Date:      Sat, 16 Sep 2000 15:27:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
To:        James Johnson <bonk1138@msn.com>
Cc:        "Brandon D. Valentine" <bandix@looksharp.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Questions about PRE_SMPNG (Was PRE_SMPNG snap)
Message-ID:  <200009162227.PAA26908@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: <KJEDKFEKMMFFMPFPBLJHAEEADAAA.bonk1138@msn.com> from James Johnson at "Sep 16, 2000 01:16:04 pm"

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James Johnson wrote:
> Can someone explain why we have a PRE_SMPNG tag? Sure there may be some
> issues with SMP in -CURRENT right now, however simply avoiding running the
> code is not going to get those issues fixed.

It calms peoples fears, and because people asked for it.  Generally, trying
to allay fears about major changes that have potential for great breakage
is much more work than one extra cvs command to lay down a tag. :)

-- 

John Baldwin <jhb@bsdi.com> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
"Power Users Use the Power to Serve!"  -  http://www.FreeBSD.org/


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