linux-kernel - Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

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Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:55:07 -0600
From:	serge@...lyn.com
To:	Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net>
Cc:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, trivial@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

Quoting Nick Andrew (nick@...k-andrew.net):
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote:
> > On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net> wrote:
> > >  config CGROUPS
> > > [...]
> > > +         When enabled, a new filesystem type "cgroup" is available
> > > +         and can be mounted to control cpusets.
> > How about:
> > ... cpusets and other resource/behaviour controllers.
> 
> Ok I added that. This is what I have now:
> 
> 
> config CGROUPS
>         bool "Control Group support"
>         help
> 	  Control Groups enables processes to be tracked and grouped
> 	  into "cgroups". This enables you, for example, to associate

Maybe 
	  Control Groups enable processes to be grouped into "cgroups"
	  to facilitate tracking and resource management.  For example
	  a cgroup can tie a set of processes to a set of cpus using
	  "cpusets".

> 	  When enabled, a new filesystem type "cgroup" is available
> 	  and can be mounted to control cpusets and other
> 	  resource/behaviour controllers.
> 
> 	  See <file:Documentation/cgroups.txt> for more information.
> 
> 	  If unsure, say N.
> 
> 
> I don't think that description is as clear as it could be. From
> the non-kernel-developer point of view, that is. I'll read
> Documentation/cgroups.txt more thoroughly and see if I can come
> up with a better description.
> 
> Re "other resource/behaviour controllers", what in particular?
> I take it that our current controllers are cpusets, scheduler,
> CPU accounting and Resource counters?
> 
> Nick.
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