Re: Suspend 2 merge: 43/51: Utility functions.

Nigel Cunningham
2004-11-26T21:59:51Z

Hi.

On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 10:46, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > These are the routines that I think could possibly be useful elsewhere
> > too.
> >
> > - A snprintf routine that returns the number of bytes actually put into
> > the buffer, not the number that would have been put in if the buffer was
> > big enough.
> > - Routine for finding a proc dir entry (we use it to find /proc/splash
> > when)
> > - Support routines for dynamically allocated pageflags. Save those
> > precious bits!
>
> How many bits do you need? Two? I'd rather use thow two bits than have
> yet another abstraction. Also note that it is doing big order
> allocation.

Three if checksumming is enabled IIRC. I'll happily use normal page
flags, but we only need them when suspending, and I understood they were
rarer than hen's teeth :>

MM guys copied so they can tell me I'm wrong :>

Nigel
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