Hi,
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > > config LSF
> > > bool "Support for Large Single Files"
> > > - depends on X86 || (MIPS && 32BIT) || PPC32 || ARCH_S390_31 || SUPERH || UML
> > > + depends on !64BIT
> > > help
> > > Say Y here if you want to be able to handle very large files (bigger
> > > than 2TB), otherwise say N.
> >
> > While you're at it, could you please take care of bug #6719 and fix the
> > LSF help text?
> > Thanks.
>
> I don't really understand the complaint. If <rare condition applies>,
> say Y, otherwise say N. If unsure, say Y. The default is N. Perhaps
> all that's needed is to spell out the implications of saying Y? How
> about:
>
> This option allows 32-bit systems to support files larger than
> 2 Terabytes, at a cost of increased kernel memory usage. Most
> people do not need the overhead and should answer N to this
> question, but if you do not understand this question, answering
> Y is safest.
>
> Or is that too verbose?
How likely is it that someone who doesn't understand the question needs
this option? I think N is a safe answer here.
bye, Roman
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