netdev - Re: [Patch 2/3] sysctl: add proc_do_large

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Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:33:29 +0800
From:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
To:	Amerigo Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Patch 2/3] sysctl: add proc_do_large_bitmap

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Amerigo Wang <amwang@...hat.com> wrote:
> From: Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>
>
> The new function can be used to read/write large bitmaps via /proc. A
> comma separated range format is used for compact output and input
> (e.g. 1,3-4,10-10).
>
> Writing into the file will first reset the bitmap then update it
> based on the given input.
>

We have bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse_user(), why invent a new suite?


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Regards，
Changli Gao(xiaosuo@...il.com)
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