linux-kernel - Re: [patch] slub: allow stats to be cleared

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0910161249100.6120@gentwo.org>
Date:	Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:50:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] slub: allow stats to be cleared


So writing to any file clears all counters? The documentation does not say
so.

Would it not be better to have an explicit sysfs file for clearing. The
patch would be smaller and the api better.

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