linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] zram: don't copy invalid compression algorithms

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Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:15:52 +0900
From:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
To:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
Cc:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] zram: don't copy invalid compression algorithms

On (09/08/15 13:50), Minchan Kim wrote:
> For exmaple, disksize, max_comp_streams are changed only if
> it is successful.
> If your logic were right approach, we should change
> max_comp_streams for *stupid* script although it doesn't check

define stupid.

is   echo 2100000 > /sys/block/zram0/max_comp_streams   clever or stupid?

do we control mem_limit_store()? no.
do we contol mem_used_max_store()? no.

if user asks to redefine a "default" value we just let him
do so.

	-ss
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