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Date:      Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:28:08 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Cc:        bmah@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tcp checksum MFS requerst 
Message-ID:  <200208021628.g72GS8qL048171@vashon.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <200208021624.g72GO7q1012279@intruder.bmah.org>
References:  <20020802134108.P86866-100000@woozle.rinet.ru> <200208021624.g72GO7q1012279@intruder.bmah.org>

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In article <200208021624.g72GO7q1012279@intruder.bmah.org>,
Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
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> If memory serves me right, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:
> 
> > do you object of MFSing jdp's fix from 1 Jul 2002 to
> > 
> >    Revision  Changes    Path
> >    1.17.2.3  +15 -10    src/sys/i386/i386/in_cksum.c
> >    1.7.2.2   +15 -12    src/sys/i386/include/in_cksum.h
> > 
> > into RELENG_4_6 ?
> 
> So as I understand this change, it just allows these files to be built 
> with higher optimization levels, but without changing functionality in 
> any way.

Exactly.

> I'm somewhat opposed to merging this fix to RELENG_4_6, as it doesn't
> seem to be anywhere near the same magnitude as the commits that have
> gone into RELENG_4_6.  The other changes are fixes for security 
> advisories or fairly major regressions of functionality (such as the 
> ata(4) driver fixes).
> 
> I think it'd be a nice fix to have, but if we merged in every "nice to 
> have" change, we'd basically end up with a new, full release.  That 
> release (4.7) isn't due out for another couple of months.

I agree.

John
-- 
  John Polstra
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence."  -- Chögyam Trungpa


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