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SubjectRe: x86 memsize > 1Gb patches.
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Rik van Riel <H.H.vanRiel@fys.ruu.nl> said:

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> Stability and safety can go first when inserting binary drivers.
> We could, however, have two versions:
> - one fast inlined one for the kernel code
> - one slower non-inlined version for external drivers

That means _two_ interfaces to do the same thing that have to be fixed each
time, and tested, and... Is the extra work for the core maintainers worth
it?
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