Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Andrew
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:55:07AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Nick Andrew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: > > Maybe > Control Groups enable processes to be grouped into "cgroups" > to facilitate tracking and

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread serge
Quoting Nick Andrew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: > > On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > config CGROUPS > > > [...] > > > + When enabled, a new filesystem type "cgroup" is available > > > +

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Paul Jackson
Nick wrote: > Ok, I had just picked up on the "legacy" word in the option title > and assumed that it meant deprecated. Just because something's old (and some newer equivalent exists) doesn't mean we're making funeral arrangements for it yet. Paul "old man" Jackson --

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Andrew
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:39:58AM -0600, Paul Jackson wrote: > I don't think /proc//cpuset (PROC_PID_CPUSET) is, or should be, > deprecated. Ok, I had just picked up on the "legacy" word in the option title and assumed that it meant deprecated. This is what I've got now: config

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Andrew
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:39:58AM -0600, Paul Jackson wrote: I don't think /proc/pid/cpuset (PROC_PID_CPUSET) is, or should be, deprecated. Ok, I had just picked up on the legacy word in the option title and assumed that it meant deprecated. This is what I've got now: config PROC_PID_CPUSET

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Paul Jackson
Nick wrote: Ok, I had just picked up on the legacy word in the option title and assumed that it meant deprecated. Just because something's old (and some newer equivalent exists) doesn't mean we're making funeral arrangements for it yet. Paul old man Jackson -- I

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread serge
Quoting Nick Andrew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: config CGROUPS [...] + When enabled, a new filesystem type cgroup is available + and can be mounted to

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Andrew
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:55:07AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Nick Andrew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: Maybe Control Groups enable processes to be grouped into cgroups to facilitate tracking and resource

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Menage
On Feb 19, 2008 6:54 PM, Nick Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > config CGROUPS > bool "Control Group support" > help > Control Groups enables processes to be tracked and grouped > into "cgroups". This enables you, for example, to associate >

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Nick Andrew
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: > On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > config CGROUPS > > [...] > > + When enabled, a new filesystem type "cgroup" is available > > + and can be mounted to control cpusets. > How about: >

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Menage
On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > config CGROUPS > bool "Control Group support" > help > - This option will let you use process cgroup subsystems > - such as Cpusets > + Control Groups enables processes to be tracked and

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Jackson
Thanks for doing this, Nick. One area looks like some details need working. Nick Andrew wrote: > config PROC_PID_CPUSET > bool "Include legacy /proc//cpuset file" > depends on CPUSETS > default y > + help > + This option provides the legacy /proc//cpuset file. > + >

Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Nick Andrew
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 01:06:09AM +1100, Nick Andrew wrote: > Here is a series of 9 patches to init/Kconfig intended to improve the > usefulness and consistency of the help descriptions. The patches are > against linux-2.6.24.2. > [...] > Patch 6 > CGROUPS > CGROUP_DEBUG >

Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Nick Andrew
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 01:06:09AM +1100, Nick Andrew wrote: Here is a series of 9 patches to init/Kconfig intended to improve the usefulness and consistency of the help descriptions. The patches are against linux-2.6.24.2. [...] Patch 6 CGROUPS CGROUP_DEBUG CPUSETS

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Jackson
Thanks for doing this, Nick. One area looks like some details need working. Nick Andrew wrote: config PROC_PID_CPUSET bool Include legacy /proc/pid/cpuset file depends on CPUSETS default y + help + This option provides the legacy /proc/pid/cpuset file. + +

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Menage
On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: config CGROUPS bool Control Group support help - This option will let you use process cgroup subsystems - such as Cpusets + Control Groups enables processes to be tracked and grouped +

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Nick Andrew
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:04:57PM -0800, Paul Menage wrote: On Feb 19, 2008 7:12 AM, Nick Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: config CGROUPS [...] + When enabled, a new filesystem type cgroup is available + and can be mounted to control cpusets. How about: ... cpusets and

Re: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions [PATCH 6/9]

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Menage
On Feb 19, 2008 6:54 PM, Nick Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: config CGROUPS bool Control Group support help Control Groups enables processes to be tracked and grouped into cgroups. This enables you, for example, to associate cgroups with