[Crash-utility] [PATCH 0/3] Add a "percpu" command
Petr Tesarik
ptesarik at suse.cz
Tue Oct 15 16:22:58 UTC 2013
On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:41:49 +0200
Petr Tesarik <ptesarik at suse.cz> wrote:
>[...]
> In general, I think it's a matter of taste, and if you dislike new
> commands, it all boils down to finding a suitable syntax to extend the
> existing commands. Unfortunately, "-c" (as CPU) is already taken for
> count, and "-p" (as processor) is already taken for pointer
> dereference. :-(
>
> I can think of:
>
> A. "-C" (but it requires a shift key, and two options that only
> differ in case may be confusing)
> B. any other random letter ("-a" is free).
Hm, it seems this is the only blocking piece. If nobody has an idea
until tomorrow, I'll just pick '-C', even though I hate both the shift
key and the fact that another command ('irq') uses a different option
('-c') for the same concept.
Petr T
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