Re: pre7-3/mm/vmscan.c "#error Do not let this one slip through.."

From: Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 11:52:12 EST


In article <m3g0rzllur.fsf@test1.mandrakesoft.com>,
Vandoorselaere Yoann <yoann@mandrakesoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> I guess it did slip through :)

No, it will stay in the pre-kernels until the discussion on the mm
mailing list has either shown that yes, the code really is safe, or
resulted in a re-write.

I make pre-patches regardless, because I want to be able to let other
developers see what I've integrated etc etc..

>> Has anyone tried recompiling with that line removed, or knows if that is
>> the simplicity of it?
>
>I have, and the machine rebooted fine...

The code is quite old and stable and works as well today as it did
yesterday or a month ago.

However, there's an on-going discussion on whether the code is actually
strictly correct or not, and I didn't want to forget and release a real
pre7 without that being resolved..

                Linus

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