linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/8] CGroup Files: Add write

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:27:14 -0700
From:	"Paul Menage" <menage@...gle.com>
To:	balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, menage@...gle.com, pj@....com,
	xemul@...nvz.org, serue@...ibm.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/8] CGroup Files: Add write_string cgroup control file method

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>> +static ssize_t cgroup_write_string(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
>> +                                struct file *file,
>> +                                const char __user *userbuf,
>> +                                size_t nbytes, loff_t *unused_ppos)
>> +{
>> +     char local_buffer[64];
>
> 64? a define  would be more meaningful

Potentially, although it would be unlikely to be reused anywhere else.
It's just meant to be a size that's big enough for any numerical
value, and for the vast majority of other writes.

Paul
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