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Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Hint Bits and Write I/O
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On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 11:36 +0530, Pavan Deolasee wrote:

> I think we should try at least one or two possible optimizations and
> get some numbers before we jump and make substantial changes to the
> code.

You know you're suggesting months of tests and further discussion. :-(

I'll fix the bug, but I'm not doing any more on this now till feature
freeze. It's the wrong time to chase mirages.

Thanks for checking my logic.

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