linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 4/4] hugetlbfs: document min

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Date:	Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:23:24 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
	Aneesh Kumar <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 4/4] hugetlbfs: document min_size mount option

On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:51:22 -0700 Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com> wrote:

> > Nowhere here is the reader told the units of "size".  We should at
> > least describe that, and maybe even rename the thing to min_bytes.
> >
> 
> Ok, I will add that the size is in unit of bytes.  My choice of
> 'min_size' as a name for the new mount option was influenced by
> the existing 'size' mount option.  I'm open to any suggestions
> for the name of this new mount option.

Yes, due to the preexisting "size" I think we're stuck with "min_size".
We could use min_size_bytes I guess, but the operator needs to go look
up the units of "size" anyway.
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