Re: [Patch 2/3] sysctl: add proc_do_large_bitmap

Cong Wang
2010-04-12T06:32:10Z

Changli Gao wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com> wrote:
>> From: Octavian Purdila <opurdila@ixiacom.com>
>>
>> The new function can be used to read/write large bitmaps via /proc. A
>> comma separated range format is used for compact output and input
>> (e.g. 1,3-4,10-10).
>>
>> Writing into the file will first reset the bitmap then update it
>> based on the given input.
>>
>
> We have bitmap_scnprintf() and bitmap_parse_user(), why invent a new suite?
>
>

Because they don't accept '-'.