Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:09:31 -0800 | From | William Lee Irwin III <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] new /proc/irq cpumask format; consolidate cpumask display and input code |
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On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 12:54:28PM -0800, Paul Jackson wrote: > I believe that Andrew Morton has accepted Bill's patch into > his 2.6.0-test10-mm1 patch set as the "format_cpumask" patch. > I hope that the following patch will replace Bill's patch. > I look forward to Bill's feedback on this patch. > The following patch carries Bill's work further: > 1) It also consolidates the input side (write syscalls). > 2) It adapts a new format, same on input and output. > 3) The core routines work for any multi-word bitmask, > not just cpumasks. > 4) The core routines avoid overrunning their output > buffers.
I like this a bit better than format_cpumask() since it's more comprehensive. I don't believe you'll have a tough time selling the format either, since it is easier to parse.
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