On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 03:48:54PM +0800, ChenQi wrote: > Hi All, > > I'd like to know if systemd community thinks that adding support for > relative values in configuration is a good idea. > > I found a related patch and discussion in https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-May/032191.html. > > Quoting from the comments: > """ > > I'd always keep our basic structures as generic as possible, and as > close to the way CPUs work. Hence: store things as fixed-point > 32bit/32bit internally, but make it configurable in percent as > user-pointing UI. > > """ > > According to the comments, it seems that adding such support is acceptable? > > I' sending out this email because I want to check with the community > before I start to investigate more. Hi, yes, a patch to allow relative values would be very much welcome. Zbyszek