Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:28:07 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using stable vs clean from CD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103080924230.71221-100000@athena.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <20010308172230.A48296@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, j mckitrick wrote: ... > seemed to run much better. For example, the previous installation took a > long time for the buffer daemon to shut down. The CD installation is much > faster. bufdaemon shutdown speed is related to how many buffers need to cleaned up. Also, there was bugs in the general buffer handling in 4.2-RELEASE that were fixed, and performance improved. bufdaemon probably has a lot more to do in 4.2-STABLE. I don't really notice, since I never shutdown. > Is this a valid argument for installing from CD, or did I just miss some > vital instructions somewhere? Or do glitches like this generally only occur > over major releases? I think so, because it doesn't seem like you follow this mailing list too closely. If you did, you know about the 4.2-RELEASE issues and what has been done about them. > jm > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jonathon McKitrick -- jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org To Microsoft: > "Your tyranny I was part of, is now cracking on every side. > Now your own life is in danger. Your Empire is on fire." Front 242 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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