Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:57:23 +0000 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: on architecture of dumping Message-ID: <28518.1250596643@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:55:05 %2B0300." <4A8A9699.1020808@freebsd.org>
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In message <4A8A9699.1020808@freebsd.org>, Andriy Gapon writes: >>> I think that we should switch from current approach of hierarchically >>> configuring dumper to having a hierarchy of dumpers. >> >> I think this is utterly wolly thinking. > >'wolly'? Please improve my English. Wolly as in "unclear". >> The amount of complexity this will impose is staggering, and the potential >> benefit is no where close to justifying it. > >I can't see the staggering complexity in the proposal, could you please expand? >Example of what I had in mind (pseudo-code): That may be the difference between you and me, I do see the complexity. I suggest you try to implement it, it is probably just as fast as me trying to convince you this is not simple. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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