In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Gallatin 
writes:
>
>Poul-Henning Kamp writes:
> > 
> > As soon as these uses of cloning code has been removed, I will move
> > the floppy and CD drivers under GEOM, paving the way for the
> > significant changes to the buf/VM system which some of you have
> > already heard rumours about.  (more will emerge after BSDcon'03)
> > 
> > And now comes the bit which I would like to offer for discussion:
> > 
> > Should we do this for 5.2 instead ?
> > 
>
>I think this sounds good.
>
>Can you give a hint as to what you mean by the significant buf/VM
>system changes?  Are you talking about removing the vnode detour for
>drivers and giving drivers who want it access to the struct file?

... and all that stuff yes.

It's been discussed in various emails in the past.

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