Re: [PATCH resend] drop_caches: add some documentation and infomessage

[Michal Hocko]

On Tue 30-07-13 07:39:56, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:55:25 +0200 Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > > I am OK with that  but can we use a top bit instead. Maybe we never have
> > > > other entities to drop in the future but it would be better to have a room for them
> > > > just in case.
> > > 
> > > If we add another flag in the future it can use bit 3?
> > 
> > What if we get crazy and need more of them?
> 
> Then we use bit 4.  Then 5.  Then 6.
> 
> I'm really not understanding your point here ;)

I meant let's keep entities to drop in the low bits and the mode of
printing in the top so they are separated.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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