Re: [PATCH] Unify CONFIG_LBD and CONFIG_LSF handling

[Matthew Wilcox]

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?

NB: Anyone suggesting that we should say "Tibibytes" instead of
Terabytes there will be hunted down and brutally slain.  That is all.
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