On Mon 09-10-17 09:55:49, Michal Hocko wrote: > I haven't checked closely but what happens (or should happen) when you > do a partial read? Should you get an inconsistent results? Or is this > impossible? Well, after thinking about it little bit more, partial reads are always inconsistent so this wouldn't add a new problem. Anyway I still stand by my position that this sounds over-engineered and a simple 0/1 resp. on/off interface would be both simpler and safer. If anybody wants an auto mode it can be added later (as a value 2 resp. auto). -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs