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Re: [RFA] New option "trust-readonly-sections"
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 09:22:09AM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
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> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
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> > I'd rather see this default to on.
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> That would be an incompatible change. I think we should avoid such
> changes, unless we have a very good reason.
Stan's reply was convincing. i guess I've been spoiled by
protected-memory situations.
I'd personally like to object to your objection though, Eli.
Performance can be a very good reason. If it wasn't for the other
drawbacks, I'd consider the argument.
Perhaps I'm in the minority there, though.
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Daniel Jacobowitz Carnegie Mellon University
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