2016-10-26 16:50, Trahe, Fiona: > Hi Thomas, > > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com] > > 2016-10-26 16:20, Fiona Trahe: > > > add more info re VT-d/iommu settings for QAT remove limitation re > > > performance tuning > > > > Sorry, I do not understand what means "re". > > "re" is commonly used in the English language and means "in reference to" or > "about" > but I'm happy to change to "about" which is the more conventional word. > There's an interesting explanation of the evolution of the term here: > https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/re > Usage > The traditional view is that re should be used in headings and references, as > in Re: Ainsworth versus Chambers, but not as a normal word meaning 'about', > as in I saw the deputy head re the incident. However, the evidence suggests > that re is now widely used in the second context in official and > semi-official contexts, and is now generally accepted. It is hard to see any > compelling logical argument against using it as an ordinary English word in > this way
Thanks for the detailed explanations, and sorry again for my ignorance :)
