this patch updates the global set functions to allow the user to set the
proper value instead of only being allowed to enable (or disable) a particular
feature. The new patch allows the function to specify exactly what they want
the value to be.
This patch also clarifies what -q and -v do by removing mention of quiet mode
and verbose mode. It is easy for a user to confuse and assume that -q disables
-v when this is not true.
Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>