On (08/16/07 18:20), Darren.Reed at Sun.COM wrote: >> My gut feeling is that, no, this should not be a customer accessible >> tunable. I know some folks don't agree with me... Bill Sommerfeld for >> instance.... but in general, having more knobs usually adds confusion, >> and this is one knob that I don't think customers should have to tune... >> the only reason I can justify for ever using it is to work around busted >> hardware/software, and in those cases the hardware should be replaced or >> the device driver patched. >> > > Indeed...but it is nice to have the means for customers to > implement a "workaround" while we churn out a patch (not > something that happens "overnight".)
this sounds like a good candidate for a private property, which is what Brussels will implement it as. --Sowmini
