Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] by default don't give all memory to dom0

[Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 19 Aug 2005, at 01:13, Siddha, Suresh B wrote:

> > If Kbytes is to be the default unit, then that default should 
> > probably be
> > encoded in 'parse_size_and_unit', rather than having code like the 
> > above
> > convert from bytes to Kbytes in many places.
> For "mem=" option, default unit is bytes. I think we should go with the
> linux style and make the default unit as bytes. If no one has any 
> objections,
> then I can send a patch for it.
Changing it will annoy people who are used to 2.0-style dom0_mem= 
parameter. There is no good reason to change it: it's documented and, 
if you want to avoid confusion, just stick a unit symbol on the end.
 -- Keir


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