2018-01-23 8:23 GMT+08:00 Martin K. Petersen <martin.peter...@oracle.com>:
>
> Hi Weiping,
>
>> currently, there are four combinations as following: "write through",
>> "none", "write back", "write back, no read (daft)"
>>
>> cache_type can control both write and read cache, but for "write
>> through" and "write back" we can not know clearly how to control the
>> read cache.
>
> That's what I meant by using the term "arcane" and alluding to the fact
> that this interface is not well enough documented.
>
>> I prefer use words like"w0r1", "w0r0", "w1r1", "w1r0", that "1" means
>> enable, "0" means disable. The user know clearly what they are doing
>> when typing these short words.
>
> We can't change the existing interface without breaking stuff. We can
> entertain adding stuff, but I do think that a better solution is to
> document what's there so the effect of echoing each of the following
> strings becomes crystal clear:
>
OK, I'll add more detail comments for these words, but I prefer add new
stuff like "w0r1", for old user script keep using "write back", for new script
users can also use "w1r1".
> static const char *sd_cache_types[] = {
> "write through", "none", "write back",
> "write back, no read (daft)"
> };
>
> I would also like to see the "temporary" string documented.
OK, add it in V3.
>
> --
> Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
