svn commit: r192535 - head/sys/kern

[Scott Long]

Ken Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-05-21 at 09:42 -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
>> I agree with kib, this should be reverted and CAM fixed instead.
> 
> I haven't sent out an updated 8.0-REL status report yet (soon...) but
> one of the people who contributed status information when I sent out the
> last one was Scott Long saying he hoped to get some major CAM work done
> before we started to lockdown for 8.0.  I didn't see him listed as
> having reviewed this to begin with so I'd like to request now that he be
> given the chance to at least glance at any CAM related stuff to see if
> his plans would impact what you're working on.  I'll try to get an
> updated status report out soon so it's easier to see who is planning to
> work on what - once that's updated please take that into account and
> check with people who seem to be working on the same subsystems as you
> to see if they have plans that overlap what you're looking at.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Yes, please extend me the courtesy of notifying me before anything 
significant is changed.  I don't want to hold up good progress, though, 
so if I don't respond within a day or two, assume implicit approval.

As John found out, CAM is very much event driven, so EXTREME care should 
be taken before changing event paths, and EXCEPTIONAL testing should be
done before committing.

Scott