Re: [PATCH] syscall interface for cpu affinity

[Andreas Ferber <aferber@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>]

On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 02:06:04PM -0800, Stephen Samuel wrote:
>  >
>  >     int sched_set_affinity(int which, int who, unsigned int len,
>  >                            unsigned long *new_mask_ptr);
>  >
>  > with who one of {PRIO_PROCESS,PRIO_PGRP,PRIO_USER} and which according
>  > to the value of who.

Uh, who/which should be just the other way round in the description
(but not in the prototype). Sorry.

> I soule suggest that the order be
> 
> int sched_set_affinity(int who, int which, unsigned int len,
>                              unsigned long *new_mask_ptr);
> 
> This would have the {p,pg}id be the first thing that a programmer
> would see (likely more important than the 'which'.).

See my correction above, does that address your concern?

Andreas
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