Re: [PATCH] Optimize out pte_chain take three

[Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>]

On Saturday 13 July 2002 15:30, William Lee Irwin III wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 03:22:28PM +0200, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> > See "enables" above.  Though I agree we want the thing at parity or
> > better on its own merits, I don't see the point of throwing tomatoes at
> > the "enables" points.  Recommendation: separate the list into "improves"
> > and "enables".
> 
> The direction has been set and I'm following it. These things are now
> off the roadmap entirely regardless, or at least I won't pursue them
> until the things needing to be done now are addressed.

> Say, we could use a number of helpers with the quantitative measurement
> effort, Is there any chance you could help out here as well?

Forget it :-)

I'll help with the test design.  We have a bunch of people ready to do
the work on the actual benchmarking.  We need to provide precise statements
of the test model, and put out a call for testers.  I'll help with that
too.

> It'd certainly help get the cost/benefit analysis of rmap going for the
> merge, and maybe even pinpoint things needing to be addressed.

-- 
Daniel
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