From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751260AbWFTOwh (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:52:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751259AbWFTOwh (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:52:37 -0400 Received: from palinux.external.hp.com ([192.25.206.14]:1505 "EHLO palinux.external.hp.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751191AbWFTOwg (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:52:36 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:34 -0600 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Roman Zippel Cc: Linus Torvalds , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, webmaster@cyberdogtech.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] Unify CONFIG_LBD and CONFIG_LSF handling Message-ID: <20060620145234.GK1630@parisc-linux.org> References: <20060619221618.GJ1630@parisc-linux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > config LSF > > bool "Support for Large Single Files" > > - depends on X86 || (MIPS && 32BIT) || PPC32 || ARCH_S390_31 || SUPERH || UML > > + depends on !64BIT > > help > > Say Y here if you want to be able to handle very large files (bigger > > than 2TB), otherwise say N. > > While you're at it, could you please take care of bug #6719 and fix the > LSF help text? > Thanks. I don't really understand the complaint. If , say Y, otherwise say N. If unsure, say Y. The default is N. Perhaps all that's needed is to spell out the implications of saying Y? How about: This option allows 32-bit systems to support files larger than 2 Terabytes, at a cost of increased kernel memory usage. Most people do not need the overhead and should answer N to this question, but if you do not understand this question, answering Y is safest. Or is that too verbose? NB: Anyone suggesting that we should say "Tibibytes" instead of Terabytes there will be hunted down and brutally slain. That is all.