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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:28:14 -0500 From: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...tin.ibm.com> To: 7eggert@....de CC: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] De-couple sysfs memory directories from memory sections On 07/12/2010 02:30 PM, Bodo Eggert wrote: > Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...tin.ibm.com> wrote: > >> The file 'split' allows for splitting the >> directory in two, with each new directory covering half as many >> memory sections as the previous directory. > > Just some random thoughts: > 1) Why is it needed/helpful? This is needed if someone needed to perform an action (add/remove) a single memory section. The 'split' option allows users to isolate a memory section so these operations could be performed. > 2) If it is needed, why not take an int to split after n entries? The idea of being able to split a directory came out of a previous discussion on how to resolve the issue this patch set is trying to solve. I included the split functionality in this patch set since it was suggested. I will leave the decision of whether or not this functionality is needed up to the community. -Nathan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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