Re: [PATCH 3/5] add_key.2: change wording regarding storing of big_key payload

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On 11/15/2016 09:44 AM, Eugene Syromyatnikov wrote:
> ---
>  man2/add_key.2 | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Hi Eugene,

Thanks. That's a rather better way of describing things. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> diff --git a/man2/add_key.2 b/man2/add_key.2
> index b693927..78b1b99 100644
> --- a/man2/add_key.2
> +++ b/man2/add_key.2
> @@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ contains a ':' that is preceded by other characters.
>  This key type is similar to
>  .IR """user""" ,
>  but may hold a payload of up to 1 MiB.
> -If the key payload is large,
> -then it may be stored in swap space rather than kernel memory.
> +If the key payload is large enough,
> +then it may be stored in tmpfs (which can be swapped out) rather than kernel
> +memory.
>  .PP
>  For further details on these key types, see
>  .BR keyrings (7).
> 


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