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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 3/5] add /dev/mem_notify device
On Wed 2008-01-16 02:13:32, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:57:16AM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> > Hi Pavel
> >
> > > > err = poll(&pollfds, 1, -1); // wake up at low memory
> > > >
> > > > ...
> > > > </usage example>
> > >
> > > Nice, this is really needed for openmoko, zaurus, etc....
> > >
> > > But this changelog needs to go into Documentation/...
> > >
> > > ...and /dev/mem_notify is really a bad name. /dev/memory_low?
> > > /dev/oom?
> >
> > thank you for your kindful advise.
> >
> > but..
> >
> > to be honest, my english is very limited.
> > I can't make judgments name is good or not.
> >
> > Marcelo, What do you think his idea?
>
> "mem_notify" sounds alright, but I don't really care.
>
> Notify:
>
> To give notice to; inform: notified the citizens of the curfew by
> posting signs.

I'd read mem_notify as "tell me when new memory is unplugged" or
something. /dev/oom_notify? Plus, /dev/ names usually do not have "_"
in them.
Pavel
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