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Subject: Re: 2.4.19pre1aa1
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
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On Sat, 2002-03-02 at 15:47, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 09:57:49PM -0200, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
>
> > If rmap is really better than current VM, it will be merged into head 
> > development branch (2.5). There is no anti-rmap conspiracy :-)
> 
> Indeed.

Of note: I don't think anyone "loses" if one VM is merged or not.  A
reverse mapping VM is a significant redesign of our current VM approach
and if it proves better, yes, I suspect (and hope) it will be merged
into 2.5.

But that doesn't mean the 2.4 VM is worse, per se.

	Robert Love

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