linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: Optionally count subdirectories to support buggy applications

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Message-ID: <20120201223100.GA20086@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:31:01 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs:  Optionally count subdirectories to support buggy
 applications

On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 02:21:59PM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
 
 > +config SYSFS_COUNT_LINKS
 > +	bool "sysfs count subdirectoires to support buggy applications"

subdirectories

 > +	Increase the memory and cpu untilization of sysfs by maintaining

utilization

 > +	as the number of subdirectories plus two.  With out this enabled

Without

 > +	the standard way of indicating that the number of subdirectoires

subdirectories


	Dave
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