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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][Take 3-2][Resend] Sysfs Interface for balloon dr

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][Take 3-2][Resend] Sysfs Interface for balloon driver
From: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:41:23 +0100
Cc: 'Ian Pratt' <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Satoshi Uchida <s-uchida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 08:17:03PM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:

> I don't remember the precise details of the debate about the sysfs names,
> but <foo>_kibi_bytes isn't going to get checked in. I hate that stupid
> naming scheme, especially where noone is likely to get confused between
> whether 10^3 and 2^10 is meant. And the suffix is rather long too: it dwarfs
> the interesting bit of the name.
> 
> Can I just 's/kibi_bytes/kb/g' when I check this in? Noone's going to get
> confused that it's units of 10^3-bits or 10^3-bytes or 2^10-bits.

Please! This is what I was asking for...

regards
john

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