linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Document huge memory/cache overhead of memory controller in Kconfig

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Message-ID: <47BC5C17.3070507@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:57:59 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>
CC:	balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, akpm@...l.org, torvalds@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document huge memory/cache overhead of memory controller
 in Kconfig


> I know this is a pedantic comment, but why the heck is it called such
> a generic term as "Memory Controller" which doesn't give any
> indication of what it does.

I don't think it's pedantic. I would agree with you in fact
that the Kconfig description is not very helpful, even with
my warning added.

-Andi
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