[PATCH v1 1/1] docs: kernel-parameters: Refer to the correct bitmap function

[PATCH v1 1/1] docs: kernel-parameters: Refer to the correct bitmap function

[Andy Shevchenko]

The parser of the CPU lists is bitmap_parselist() that supports
special notations with the plain numbers. bitmap_parse() never
supported those and will fail in case one will try it.

Fixes: b18def121f07 ("bitmap_parse: Support 'all' semantics")
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
index 073f73880edf..102937bc8443 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The special case-tolerant group name "all" has a meaning of selecting all CPUs,
 so that "nohz_full=all" is the equivalent of "nohz_full=0-N".
 
 The semantics of "N" and "all" is supported on a level of bitmaps and holds for
-all users of bitmap_parse().
+all users of bitmap_parselist().
 
 This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
 "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
-- 
2.40.0.1.gaa8946217a0b

Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] docs: kernel-parameters: Refer to the correct bitmap function

[Randy Dunlap]

On 8/17/23 07:04, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> The parser of the CPU lists is bitmap_parselist() that supports
> special notations with the plain numbers. bitmap_parse() never
> supported those and will fail in case one will try it.
> 
> Fixes: b18def121f07 ("bitmap_parse: Support 'all' semantics")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

Thanks.

> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> index 073f73880edf..102937bc8443 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The special case-tolerant group name "all" has a meaning of selecting all CPUs,
>  so that "nohz_full=all" is the equivalent of "nohz_full=0-N".
>  
>  The semantics of "N" and "all" is supported on a level of bitmaps and holds for
> -all users of bitmap_parse().
> +all users of bitmap_parselist().
>  
>  This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
>  "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable

-- 
~Randy

Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] docs: kernel-parameters: Refer to the correct bitmap function

[Jonathan Corbet]

Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> writes:

> The parser of the CPU lists is bitmap_parselist() that supports
> special notations with the plain numbers. bitmap_parse() never
> supported those and will fail in case one will try it.
>
> Fixes: b18def121f07 ("bitmap_parse: Support 'all' semantics")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> index 073f73880edf..102937bc8443 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
> @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The special case-tolerant group name "all" has a meaning of selecting all CPUs,
>  so that "nohz_full=all" is the equivalent of "nohz_full=0-N".
>  
>  The semantics of "N" and "all" is supported on a level of bitmaps and holds for
> -all users of bitmap_parse().
> +all users of bitmap_parselist().
>  

Applied, thanks.

jon