On 2017年10月10日 13:49, Michal Hocko wrote: > 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). > It sounds good to me. If Andrew also tends to be a simple 0/1, I will submit V4 patch for it. Thanks