Re: [PATCH 1/1] ramdisk: documentation update

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Sat Dec 07 2013 - 22:19:20 EST


On 12/06/13 15:52, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> -ramdisk_blocksize doesn't exist anymore.
> -Module parameters added to documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
> index fa72e97..5dca7b1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
> @@ -36,21 +36,30 @@ allowing one to squeeze more programs onto an average installation or
> rescue floppy disk.
>
>
> -2) Kernel Command Line Parameters
> +2) Parameters
> ---------------------------------
>
> +2a) Kernel Command Line Parameters
> +
> ramdisk_size=N
> ==============
>
> This parameter tells the RAM disk driver to set up RAM disks of N k size. The
> default is 4096 (4 MB) (8192 (8 MB) on S390).

I don't find any place that S390 changes CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE from its default
of 4096 to 8192. Did you? If so, where please?


>
> - ramdisk_blocksize=N
> - ===================
> +2b) Module parameters
> +
> + rd_nr
> + =====
> + /dev/ramX devices created.
>
> -This parameter tells the RAM disk driver how many bytes to use per block. The
> -default is 1024 (BLOCK_SIZE).
> + max_part
> + ========
> + Maximum partition number.
>
> + rd_size
> + =======
> + cf ramdisk_size.

Compare to ramdisk_size? how about

See ramdisk_size.
or
Same as ramdisk_size.

>
> 3) Using "rdev -r"
> ------------------


As for the Changelog, it would be better just to delete all of it.
That's what git is for (and good at).


--
~Randy
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