linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: align DirectMap in /proc/meminfo

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Message-ID: <20081106142815.GC13023@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:28:15 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Lee Schermerhorn <lee.schermerhorn@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: align DirectMap in /proc/meminfo


* Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com> wrote:

> When the split-LRU patches added Inactive(anon) and Inactive(file) lines
> to /proc/meminfo, all counts were moved two columns rightwards to fit in.
> Now move x86's DirectMap lines two columns rightwards to line up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
> ---
> Being a timid soul, I do wonder if realigning two columns rightwards was
> a reckless breakage of the kernel-userspace API!  but assume that was
> thrashed out at the time, and I've heard of no complaints.

good question - but i have not heard complaints either.

>  arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c |    8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

applied to tip/x86/urgent, thanks Hugh!

	Ingo
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