linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [6/13] Core maskable allocator

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Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:51:52 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [6/13] Core maskable allocator

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:43:16 +0100 Andi Kleen wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 09:33:02AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > Andi Kleen wrote:
> > >>>+	maskzone=size[MG] Set size of maskable DMA zone to size.
> > >>>+		 force	Always allocate from the mask zone (for testing)
> > >>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ??
> > >
> > >What is your question?
> > 
> > That line seems odd.  Is it correct?
> > Why 2 spaces between force and Always?  Why is Always capitalized?
> > Could one of those words be dropped?  They seem a bit redundant.
> 
> The option is either maskzone=size[MG] or maskzone=force
> Each followed with a sentence describing them.

Oh.  I see.

> I tried to make this clear by lining them up, but apparently failed.
> You have a preferred way to formatting such multiple choice options?

I don't know that we have a certain/fixed way for that.

How about:

	maskzone=
		Format: {size[MG] | force}
		size -- Set size of maskable DMA zone to size
		force -- Always allocate from the mask zone (for testing)


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~Randy
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