Re: [PATCH v2] chrt: Make priority optional for policies that don't use it

[Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Op 18-06-2025 om 11:51 schreef Madadi Vineeth Reddy:
> On 18/06/25 14:48, Karel Zak wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 10:18:29AM +0200, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> > >    Get policy:
> > >     chrt [options] -p <pid>
> >
> > I really don't like the use of "-p." We should use "--pid" everywhere
> > (in --help, man page, and examples).
>
> I can spin off a separate patch to consistently use --pid instead of -p
> in the help text, man page, and examples.

It should also drop the "[options]" part from the above:

    Get policy:
      chrt --pid <pid>

As Karel says, specifying an option like --other or --fifo
should always be understood as a modification request, not
as an info request.


Benno

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