Re: CVS commit: src/sys/sys

[Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

Sean Davis wrote:
> > Log Message:
> > Remove p_nras from struct proc - use LIST_EMPTY(&p->p_raslist) instead.
> > Remove p_raslock and rename p_lwplock p_lock (one lock is enough).
> > (pad fields left in struct proc to avoid kernel bump)
> 
> Isn't it better to have to bump the kernel version than to waste memory
> (admittedly a tiny amount) on unused (and not likely to ever be used) fields
> in the structure?

It will be removed on next structure change. There is at least
one such change going in soon, removing fields no longer necessary
after pending reaper kernel thread removal.

Jaromir
> -Sean
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