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Date:	Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:48:53 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	lf_kernel_messages@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ibm.com>,
	Gerrit Huizenga <gh@...ibm.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Jochen Vo? <jochen.voss@...glemail.com>,
	Kunai Takashi <kunai@...ux-foundation.jp>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 3/3] kmsg: convert xpram messages to kmsg api.

Hi!
> From: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> ---
> 
>  Documentation/kmsg/s390/xpram |   54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/s390/block/xpram.c    |   41 ++++++++++++++-----------------
>  2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/Documentation/kmsg/s390/xpram
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ linux-2.6/Documentation/kmsg/s390/xpram
> @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> +/*?
> + * Tag: xpram.1
> + * Text: "%d is not a valid number of XPRAM devices"
> + * Severity: Error
> + * Parameter:
> + *   @1: number of partitions
> + * Description:
> + * The number of XPRAM partitions specified for the 'devs' module parameter
> + * or with the 'xpram.parts' kernel parameter must be an integer in the
> + * range 1 to 32. The XPRAM device driver created a maximum of 32 partitions
> + * that are probably not configured as intended.
> + * User action:
> + * If the XPRAM device driver has been compiled as a separate module,
> + * unload the module and load it again with a correct value for the
> + * 'devs' module parameter. If the XPRAM device driver has been compiled
> + * into the kernel, correct the 'xpram.parts' parameter in the kernel
> + * parameter line and restart Linux.

It is "Kernel command line". Plus, I do not think I find "User action"
section really helpful here.

...user that does not understand what "between 1 and 32 means" is
unlikely to know if the driver is built-in or module...
									Pavel
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