Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:25:22 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC: unit_list routines Message-ID: <200105231525.f4NFPMq00934@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 23 May 2001 09:15:41 BST." <200105230815.f4N8FfC20001@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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> unit_list just concerns itself with allocating a bunch of int ranges.
>
> Do you really think it's appropriate to try to re-use the rman stuff
> for what I want to do ?
Yes. By all means, wrap the rman interface with something that makes it
clearer what you're doing, but if you're managing a finite set of
resources of some sort, you should avoid reinventing the wheel where
possible.
(It's not clear yet whether any of the items on your list actually relate
to tangible performance penalties, about the only good reason to consider
NIH.)
--
... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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