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To: "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au>
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Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] vnode bypass for devices: "ON" 
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In message <20041116001146.GB56252@squash.dsto.defence.gov.au>, "Wilkinson, Ale
x" writes:
>Do u mind explaining what this actually means ? 
>
>I'm "assuming" we are now by-passing the vnode layer for performance reasons ?

yes.

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