Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 15:42:46 -0800 (PST) From: John Dyson <dyson> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: terry@lambert.org, alexandr@louie.udel.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help!!!! Message-ID: <199512022342.PAA15965@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199512022305.QAA06536@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Dec 2, 95 04:05:57 pm
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> > My problem with this whole thing is that the "async 'fixes'" appear > to be related to the problem (who knows? It might be tickling a > dormant compiler bug, etc.), and are really not rationally justified > except as a method of putting some bogus Linux benchmarks to rest. > Also, the async code does run faster for massive file create/delete operations. It DOES have a real purpose. (Filesystem restores run much much much faster as an very practical example.) > > They were (and remain) reactive to what I believe to be a non-problem, > at best, and they are circumstantially related to a large number of > problems that didn't exist prior to their commit date, at worst. > Why then even make an association (you, representing an "expert" opinion), when the cause/effect is not clear -- in fact *very* unclear. All I ask is that if you make such statements, please make sure that you are not causing undue pressure or work in a fruitless direction. If and when I describe what is happening -- it will be accurate. If you make such an association, I would hope that you would do the same!!! John dyson@freebsd.org
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