Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:34 -0600 | From | Matthew Wilcox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Unify CONFIG_LBD and CONFIG_LSF handling |
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On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > config LSF > > bool "Support for Large Single Files" > > - depends on X86 || (MIPS && 32BIT) || PPC32 || ARCH_S390_31 || SUPERH || UML > > + depends on !64BIT > > help > > Say Y here if you want to be able to handle very large files (bigger > > than 2TB), otherwise say N. > > While you're at it, could you please take care of bug #6719 and fix the > LSF help text? > Thanks.
I don't really understand the complaint. If <rare condition applies>, say Y, otherwise say N. If unsure, say Y. The default is N. Perhaps all that's needed is to spell out the implications of saying Y? How about:
This option allows 32-bit systems to support files larger than 2 Terabytes, at a cost of increased kernel memory usage. Most people do not need the overhead and should answer N to this question, but if you do not understand this question, answering Y is safest.
Or is that too verbose?
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