On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 05:50:45AM +0000, Attilio Rao wrote: > attilio 2007-11-28 05:50:45 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/amd64/conf GENERIC > sys/conf NOTES options > sys/i386/conf GENERIC XBOX > sys/kern kern_mutex.c > sys/sparc64/conf GENERIC > sys/sun4v/conf GENERIC > Log: > Make ADAPTIVE_GIANT as the default in the kernel and remove the option. > Currently, Giant is not too much contented so that it is ok to treact it > like any other mutexes. > > Please don't forget to update your own custom config kernel files.
I think this is worth an entry in UPDATING. Check attached patch. Thanks! -- Matteo Riondato FreeBSD Committer (http://www.FreeBSD.org) FreeSBIE Developer (http://www.FreeSBIE.org) GUFI Staff Member (http://www.GUFI.org)
Index: UPDATING =================================================================== RCS file: /home/rionda/branch/ncvs/src/UPDATING,v retrieving revision 1.512 diff -u -r1.512 UPDATING --- UPDATING 18 Nov 2007 18:11:16 -0000 1.512 +++ UPDATING 28 Nov 2007 07:48:31 -0000 @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ developers choose to disable these features on build machines to maximize performance. +20081128: + The ADAPTIVE_GIANT kernel option has been retired because its + functionality is the default now. + 20071118: The AT keyboard emulation of sunkbd(4) has been turned on by default. In order to make the special symbols of the Sun
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