From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 04:59:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 870FD16A420; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:59:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (troutmask.apl.washington.edu [128.208.78.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CFA243D45; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:59:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0R4xoob072105; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:59:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k0R4xofg072104; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:59:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:59:50 -0800 From: Steve Kargl To: Andrey Chernov , "Christian S.J. Peron" , Jason Evans , src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060127045950.GA72049@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <200601270236.k0R2ai2x067283@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060127025150.GA57825@nagual.pp.ru> <6B47D688-0A7D-421F-9830-9493EC375307@FreeBSD.ORG> <43D99036.3010102@FreeBSD.org> <20060127032403.GB58032@nagual.pp.ru> <20060127041412.GA71839@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20060127043843.GA58589@nagual.pp.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060127043843.GA58589@nagual.pp.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/stdlib malloc.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:59:51 -0000 On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:38:43AM +0300, Andrey Chernov wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 08:14:12PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 06:24:03AM +0300, Andrey Chernov wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 09:15:02PM -0600, Christian S.J. Peron wrote: > > > > These malloc debugging/stats features have been invaluable. I vote to > > > > accept the performance hit in exchange for useful debugging/stats > > > > features in -CURRENT, and disable them in -STABLE/-RELEASE when they are > > > > ready. > > > > > > You misread me a bit. I don't vote to remove debug/stats ON _by_default_ > > > for -current, I vote to remove them via special malloc options for whom > > > who don't need it even in -current. > > > > > > > Don't use -current if you can't tolerate the minor performance > > hit associated with making FreeBSD better. > > Don't ever try to tell anybody what to do if you don't know all his > circumstacnes. Especially when being not asked. > I stand by my initial statement. If you can't tolerate temporary measures in -current that are performance hits and which will ultimate make FreeBSD better, then don't run -current. You have 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x to choose. -- Steve