From nobody Sat Nov 23 17:41:35 2024 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-main@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4XwfR62w01z5dcGm for ; Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:41:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [130.225.244.222]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4XwfR56NL9z4XND for ; Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:41:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (unknown [192.168.55.3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by phk.freebsd.dk (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2777C89286; Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:41:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from phk@localhost) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.18.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 4ANHfZ6P074327; Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:41:35 GMT (envelope-from phk) Message-Id: <202411231741.4ANHfZ6P074327@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Mark Millard cc: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 7749de244014 - main - Add new kern.vt.slow_down tunable. In-reply-to: <0A91BA56-075F-4466-9E6A-4F834D68B33D@yahoo.com> From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" References: <037444AA-53A8-4B28-8568-3E0046C1E251.ref@yahoo.com> <037444AA-53A8-4B28-8568-3E0046C1E251@yahoo.com> <202411231618.4ANGICqq072859@critter.freebsd.dk> <0A91BA56-075F-4466-9E6A-4F834D68B33D@yahoo.com> List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-main List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <74325.1732383695.1@critter.freebsd.dk> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:41:35 +0000 X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:1835, ipnet:130.225.0.0/16, country:EU] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4XwfR56NL9z4XND X-Spamd-Bar: ---- -------- Mark Millard writes: > On Nov 23, 2024, at 08:18, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > Sounds to me like the wording should be in terms of > 0 vs. positive numbers: both accurate to the existing > behavior and invariant to such potential changes > --and that the code is doing what you intended. No > claims made about negative numbers, so no false claims > made. Anybody who sets a negative value and expect the console to become faster will be disappointed :-) Feel free to augment my text if you think it is important enough. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.