linux-kernel - Re: [patch] drop epoll max_user_instances and rely only on max_user

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0901291053580.15448@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:54:41 -0800 (PST)
From:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
To:	mtk.manpages@...il.com
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Bron Gondwana <brong@...tmail.fm>
Subject: Re: [patch] drop epoll max_user_instances and rely only on 
 max_user_watches

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Michael Kerrisk wrote:

> Since max_user_instances was added in 2.6.28, and this is an ABI
> change, I suggest this should go into .29-rc, so that
> max_user_instances spends as little time in the wild as possible.

Agreed, like I already told Andrew. Sorry Michael for the double change to 
the man page :/


- Davide


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