Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1945942AbWBONvM (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:51:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1945944AbWBONvM (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:51:12 -0500 Received: from sigma957.CIS.mcmaster.ca ([130.113.64.83]:45220 "EHLO sigma957.cis.mcmaster.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1945942AbWBONvL (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:51:11 -0500 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:50:50 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Hahn X-X-Sender: hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca To: Nick Piggin Cc: Coywolf Qi Hunt , , Subject: Re: [patch] make sysctl_overcommit_memory enumeration sensible In-Reply-To: <43F2EDD6.7000204@yahoo.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-PMX-Version-Mac: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam-Engine: 2.1.0.0, Antispam-Data: 2006.02.15.052607 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' X-Spam-Flag: NO Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 626 Lines: 15 > What's the point? The current has been there for a long time, and > is well documented. right - low-pointage user-space break. it _would_ make a small amount of sense to use a string (never/guess/always works for me), but the existing meanings (2/0/1 respectively) would need to be provided through a major release cycle then generate an error if used... regards, mark hahn. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/