cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_proc.c

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Wed Jun 9 17:59:07 GMT 2004


In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0406091051580.57882-100000 at InterJet.elischer.org>, Ju
lian Elischer writes:

>As I've said before and will continue to say..
>"We need a more formal model of dealing with reference counts"
>
>i.e. 
>
>we should get a set of reference counting primatives and make it WELL
>DOCUMENTED as to how they should be used..

And as others have replied:  It is seldom worth it from code clarity
or performance wise.

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