On Sat, 1 Aug 2009, Howard Chu wrote:
OK, that lends some weight to the idea that we have too many assert()s in the 2.4 code...
Ehhhhh. I understand this from the performance standpoint, but from the usability standpoint, I really like to die fast when something's wrong. Even in full production and under load.
Configurable for "I want to benchmark above all else," perhaps, but I would be wary of the removal route.