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From: Balbir Singh <balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
To: Paul Menage <menage-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org"
	<containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org>,
	"yamamoto-jCdQPDEk3idL9jVzuh4AOg@public.gmane.org"
	<yamamoto-jCdQPDEk3idL9jVzuh4AOg@public.gmane.org>,
	xemul-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [4/5] high/low watermark for memory controller
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:46:19 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <475196E3.2060500@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6599ad830712010855j7967ddeau1a558474de4eea19-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

Paul Menage wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2007 2:45 AM, Balbir Singh <balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> which would correspond to a line in the "mem.api" auto-generated control file as
>>>
>> The user is expected to cat "memory.api" in order to figure out how to
>> use the file?
>>
> 
> Yes, the very first time they try to use a particular cgroup, if
> they've not bothered to read any documentation about it. There has to
> be some documentation *somewhere*, and putting some of the basic bits
> at a point where they're immediately accessible could be an advantage.
> 
> Paul

I worry about the kernel size bloat due to adding documentation in the
kernel. I don't think the documentation belongs to the kernel image, but
using file names like /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes is a much better idea.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-12-01 17:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-28  8:49 [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [0/5] KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found] ` <20071128174923.1f54f53f.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28  8:51   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [1/5] spinlock fix in res_counter modification KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071128175135.c42adecc.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28 11:08       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D4C2F.8020701-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:14           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-11-28  8:52   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [2/5] set/get ops for res_counter KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071128175239.e20ec09d.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28 11:09       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D4C66.2080303-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:16           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-11-28  8:54   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [3/5] high/low watermark support in res_counter KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071128175408.1ee479f3.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28 11:12       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D4D35.9060603-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:18           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-11-29  2:56       ` YAMAMOTO Takashi
     [not found]         ` <20071129025609.0B7111CFE7C-Pcsii4f/SVk@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  3:24           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]             ` <20071129122402.101c5fbc.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  3:36               ` YAMAMOTO Takashi
2007-11-28  8:56   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [4/5] high/low watermark for memory controller KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071128175607.37df2187.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28 11:20       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D4F01.4070705-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:27           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-11-28 12:20       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D5D1A.4070409-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:20           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]             ` <20071129102044.8087386c.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29 19:55               ` Oren Laadan
     [not found]                 ` <474F194C.1000401-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-30  0:26                   ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-12-01  7:09       ` Paul Menage
     [not found]         ` <6599ad830711302309p3a68828fjec6793bc9d854a1-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-01 10:45           ` Balbir Singh
     [not found]             ` <47513B50.8090003-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-01 16:55               ` Paul Menage
     [not found]                 ` <6599ad830712010855j7967ddeau1a558474de4eea19-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-01 17:16                   ` Balbir Singh [this message]
2007-11-28  8:57   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [5/5] KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071128175713.4e9b8fff.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-28 11:06       ` Pavel Emelyanov
     [not found]         ` <474D4BAE.7090407-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29  1:26           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2007-12-01  7:16       ` Paul Menage
2007-11-29 11:53   ` [RFC][ only for review ] memory controller bacground reclaim [0/5] (Does anyone have an idea about throttling ?) KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]     ` <20071129205324.f9e7ab4e.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-29 14:42       ` Balbir Singh
     [not found]         ` <474ECFEB.9090202-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-30  0:29           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki

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