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

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Message-ID: <fb14b1d1-53b9-4f0c-a605-a82f113d2189@fujitsu.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:38:55 +0000
From: "Zhijian Li (Fujitsu)" <lizhijian@...itsu.com>
To: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>, Waiman Long
	<llong@...hat.com>
CC: "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, Tejun Heo
	<tj@...nel.org>, Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>, Jonathan Corbet
	<corbet@....net>, "cgroups@...r.kernel.org" <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/cgroup-v2: Update memory.numa_stat
 description to reflect possible units



On 10/01/2025 23:35, Michal Koutný wrote:
> 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).

Michal, Longman


Thank you very much for all your feedback; I will make updates based on Michal's suggestion.

Thanks
Zhijian

> 
> HTH,
> Michal