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

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Message-ID: <47BD1F97.8030202@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:22:07 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, 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

KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:45:13 +0530
> Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>>> But for computers, limits is an expected and understood term, and for
>>> filesystems it's quotas.  So in this case, I *still* think you should
>>> be using the term "Memory Quota Controller" instead.  It just makes it
>>> clearer to a larger audience what you mean.
>>>
>> Memory Quota sounds very confusing to me. Usually a quota implies limits, but in
>> a true framework, one can also implement guarantees and shares.
>>
> This "cgroup memory contoller" is called as "Memory Resource Contoller"
> in my office ;)
> 
> How about Memory Resouce Contoller ?

That is a good name and believe me or not I was thinking of the same name.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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