Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:59:02 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Found BAD BUG: squashed Message-ID: <20010419105902.B3605@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <200104190752.f3J7qoC51933@earth.backplane.com>; from dillon@earth.backplane.com on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:52:50AM -0700 References: <200104182323.QAA22635@usr07.primenet.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104191046120.5481-100000@besplex.bde.org> <20010418182423.A976@fw.wintelcom.net> <200104190752.f3J7qoC51933@earth.backplane.com>
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:52:50AM -0700, Matt Dillon wrote: > > :> These bytes can used for larger reference counts without changing the > :> size of the struct, but not without breaking binary compatibility. > :> Fortunately, "cr_ref" is invalid in userland. > : > :*slaps forhead* > : > :Bruce, you rule. Any chance you can fix this before release? You > :should be right about refcounts. I know binary compatbility is > :important, however since it's contained within the kernel I think > :that supporting > 32k sockets per application might be a nice thing > :for 4.3. > : > :-- > :-Alfred Perlstein - [alfred@freebsd.org] > > Oh, please don't. I'm sure Terry can wait until after 4.3 release to > get this fix in! There is no sense chancing it. Would there be any bad implications of upping cr_ref to 32-bit before 4.3? Besides binary compatibility? (I know, I know.. recompiling third-party kernel modules and all..) G'luck, Peter -- I've heard that this sentence is a rumor. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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