From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Balbir Singh Subject: Re: [-mm PATCH] Memory controller improve user interface Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:43:15 +0530 Message-ID: <46D68A2B.7040106@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: <20070829111030.9987.8104.sendpatchset@balbir-laptop> <1188413148.28903.113.camel@localhost> <46D5ED5C.9030405@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <1188425894.28903.140.camel@localhost> <6599ad830708291520t2bc9ea20m2bdcd9e042b3a423@mail.gmail.com> <1188426352.28903.143.camel@localhost> <46D5F517.1080809@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20070830143859.e9d3511a.kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Reply-To: balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20070830143859.e9d3511a.kamezawa.hiroyu-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , Linux MM Mailing List , David Rientjes , Linux Containers , Paul Menage , Andrew Morton List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote: > On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:07:11 +0530 > Balbir Singh wrote: >> 1. Several people recommended it >> 2. Herbert mentioned that they've moved to that interface and it >> was working fine for them. >> > > I have no strong opinion. But how about Mega bytes ? (too big ?) > There will be no rounding up/down problem. > Here is what I am thinking, allow the user to input bytes/kilobytes/ megabytes or gigabytes. Store the data internally in kilobytes or PFN. I prefer kilobytes (no rounding issues), but while implementing limits we round up to the closest PFN. -- Warm Regards, Balbir Singh Linux Technology Center IBM, ISTL