linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v14 12/12] cpuset: Show descriptive text when reading cpuset.sched.partition

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Message-ID: <20181106115220.GP22431@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Tue, 6 Nov 2018 12:52:20 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-team@...com, pjt@...gle.com, luto@...capital.net,
        Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        Roman Gushchin <guro@...com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@....com>,
        Tom Hromatka <tom.hromatka@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v14 12/12] cpuset: Show descriptive text when reading
 cpuset.sched.partition

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 04:29:37PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> Currently, cpuset.sched.partition returns the values, 0, 1 or -1 on
> read. A person who is not familiar with the partition code may not
> understand what they mean.
> 
> In order to make cpuset.sched.partition more user-friendly, it will
> now display the following descriptive text on read:
> 
>   "normal" - A normal cpuset, not a partition root
>   "partition" - A partition root
>   "partition invalid" - An invalid partition root

As a person who is familiar with it: "normal" doesn't make sense.

It either is or is not a parition. normal doesn't some into it.