[Devel] Re: [PATCH 4/5] Setup the control group

[Paul Menage]

On 10/1/07, Balbir Singh <balbir at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> >> Could we make the user interface similar to the one in the memory
> >> controller please! It would make it easier for users to configure
> >> and control both.
> >
> > Do you mean by merging the similar code or by making them look like
> > the same? If the second, than can you point at least one difference
> > except for "usage" vs "usage_in_bytes" (and similar) naming?
> >
>
> I meant similar naming, it makes it is easier if the naming convention
> is the same.
>

I agree with this, but I'd rather see standardization on "limit/usage"
rather than "limit_in_bytes/usage_in_bytes". Then the same API can be
used for subsystems that use resource counters for things that can't
be measured in bytes, e.g. number of tasks.

Paul