linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/cgroup-v2: Update memory.numa_stat description to reflect possible units

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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:35:10 +0100
From: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>
To: Waiman Long <llong@...hat.com>
Cc: Li Zhijian <lizhijian@...itsu.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, 
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>, 
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/cgroup-v2: Update memory.numa_stat
 description to reflect possible units

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:26:40AM -0500, Waiman Long <llong@...hat.com> wrote:
> > -	All memory amounts are in bytes.
> > +	All memory amounts are in bytes or bytes.
> 
> You mean "bytes or pages". Right?

Despite both variant are logically correct, the docs should better say:
+	All memory amounts are in bytes unless said otherwise.
(so that it points to respective explainers).

HTH,
Michal

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