> > ==============================================================
> >
> > diff -puN fs/drop_caches.c~update-drop_caches-documentation fs/drop_caches.c
> > --- linux-2.6.git/fs/drop_caches.c~update-drop_caches-documentation 2010-09-14 15:44:29.000000000 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.git-dave/fs/drop_caches.c 2010-09-14 15:58:31.000000000 -0700
> > @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(ctl_table
> > {
> > proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, length, ppos);
> > if (write) {
> > + WARN_ONCE(1, "kernel caches forcefully dropped, "
> > + "see Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt\n");
>
> Documentation updeta seems good but showing warning seems to be meddling to me.
Agreed.
If the motivation is blog's bogus rumor, this is no effective. I easily
imazine they will write "Hey, drop_caches may output strange message,
but please ignore it!".
Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
Gaius Julius Caesar "Commentarii de Bello Gallico" 3-18
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