Re: [patch] make sysctl_overcommit_memory enumeration sensible

From: Mark Hahn
Date: Wed Feb 15 2006 - 08:49:52 EST


> What's the point? The current has been there for a long time, and
> is well documented.

right - low-pointage user-space break. it _would_ make a small amount of
sense to use a string (never/guess/always works for me), but the existing
meanings (2/0/1 respectively) would need to be provided through a major
release cycle then generate an error if used...

regards, mark hahn.

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