linux-kernel - Re: [TuxOnIce-devel] [RFC] TuxOnIce

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Date:	Wed, 27 May 2009 16:38:44 +0200
From:	Martin Steigerwald <ms@...mix.de>
To:	tuxonice-devel@...ts.tuxonice.net
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, nigel@...onice.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [TuxOnIce-devel] [RFC] TuxOnIce

Am Dienstag, 26. Mai 2009 schrieb Oliver Neukum:
> Am Dienstag, 26. Mai 2009 00:58:53 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:
> > On Tuesday 26 May 2009, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > > No, I am afraid it is not. The average user has no clue. Even if that
> > > is not the problem, the user never knows for sure he has encountered
> > > the worst case.
> >
> > OK there, but surely it's better to have a sysfs attribute than a fixed
> > value?
>
> Why? The driver knows best. Tunables are generally the worst solution.

I agree, but what about the not so ideal real-world? What about closed source 
drivers? Who is going to educate closed source driver writers to inform the 
kernel about their memory requirements early enough? And how long will this 
take?

I think at least as an interim measure it makes sense to have a sysfs value. 
Or discourage closed-source drivers even more.

I prefer open-source gfx drivers and don't need extra pages allowance, but 
that might not hold true for everyone.

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