On 1/16/08, Pavel Machek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
I don't think we should use oom in the name, since the notification is sent long before oom. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
