linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix cpuset sched_relax_domain

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Date:	Wed, 07 May 2008 10:12:12 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
CC:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix cpuset sched_relax_domain_level control file

Paul Jackson wrote:
> Paul M wrote:
>> I was just trying to get close to the original behaviour.
> 
> An honorable goal.
> 
> Li Zefan - would you be interested in generating a patch
> that fails -EINVAL for inputs outside the range of [-1 ... N]
> for whatever small positive N the kernel recognizes?
> 
> This seems like a minor enough difference that I for one
> don't have any problem with the current code, remapping
> all negative inputs to -1, going in, and then a follow-on
> patch changing that going in afterward.
> 
> Of course, if you or Seto-san prefer the current behaviour,
> it would be easy to persuade me to agree.
> 

I prefer to put a limit on it, but as Andrew just said, we don't
need to rush for this. But sure I'll post a patch if Seto-san
doesn't have an objection on this.
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