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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:43:15 +0530
From: Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
CC: Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Linux MM Mailing List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [-mm PATCH] Memory controller improve user interface
KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:07:11 +0530
> Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>> 1. Several people recommended it
>> 2. Herbert mentioned that they've moved to that interface and it
>> was working fine for them.
>>
>
> I have no strong opinion. But how about Mega bytes ? (too big ?)
> There will be no rounding up/down problem.
>
Here is what I am thinking, allow the user to input bytes/kilobytes/
megabytes or gigabytes. Store the data internally in kilobytes or
PFN. I prefer kilobytes (no rounding issues), but while implementing
limits we round up to the closest PFN.
--
Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh
Linux Technology Center
IBM, ISTL
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