On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 09:42:07 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 02, 2022 at 12:18:11AM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 22:47:22 +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
[...]
>>> --- a/datastruct/datastruct.tex
>>> +++ b/datastruct/datastruct.tex
>>> @@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ the one hand, and performance and simplicity on the other.
>>> Fortunately, the relatively large memories available on modern
>>> systems have allowed us to prioritize performance and simplicity
>>> over memory overhead.
>>> -However, even with today's large-memory systems\footnote{
>>> +However, even with today's large-memory systems,\footnote{
>>> Smartphones with gigabytes of memory, anyone?}
>> Paul, you might want to update the text of this footnote.
>> Today's smartphones actually have gigabytes of memory...
>
> Indeed, that was supposed to serve as an example. For example, back
> in the day, one might respond to the assertion "All ports serving
> ocean-going ships are saltwater ports" with "Portland, Oregon, anyone?",
> thus sarcastically pointing out the fact that the Columbia and Willamette
> rivers between the Pacific Ocean and the Port of Portland's Terminal 6
> can both accommodate the ocean-going ships of the 1970s. (Probably not
> today's much larger ships, though. Plus the Port of Portland isn't what
> it used to be.)
Ah, now I think I see the sarcasm.
>
> But you are right, that is not going to be at all clear to all native
> English speakers, let alone non-native English speakers.Looking at the git history, this particular footnote once read:
Smartphones with hundreds of gigabytes of memory, anyone?
after commit 6d4f16cc4c5b ("datastruct: Update an outdated footnote").
You reverted the change in commit 0d4e8640abf ("datastruct: Updates
and wordsmithing, take two.").
Weren't you confused when you took 6d4f16cc4c5b ???
>
> So I eliminated that footnote and rewrote that sentence as follows:
>
> However, even though the year~2022's pocket-sized smartphones
> sport many gigabytes of memory and its mid-range servers sport
> terabytes, it is sometimes necessary to take extreme measures
> to reduce memory overhead.
>
> Does that help?
Yes. It is clearer now and no worry of confusion.
Thanks, Akira
>
> Thanx, Paul
>
>> Thanks, Akira
>>
>>> it is sometimes necessary to take extreme measures to reduce
>>> memory overhead.
>> [...]
