Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:06:04 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Headsup! KSE Nay-sayers speak up! Message-ID: <200108270806.f7R864u00988@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:47:48 PDT." <3B89DF04.F6A250F9@elischer.org>
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> I am ready to do my megga-commit to add the first stage of KSE-threading
> support to the kernel. If there is any argument as to the wisdom of this
> move, then this is the time to speak up!
>
> At this stage a commit would break alpha and ia64 until
> they are patched. From experience I can say that it's not a horrific
> change to the machine dependent code so patches PRE commit would be
> welcome.
I would ask that we get some indication from the IA64/Alpha/etc folks
about this *before* you commit, even if they're not ready with patches
yet, it would be wise to know how long before they would be.
--
... 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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