Hi Lorenzo, On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 09:55:07AM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > Since Linux 6.13 it has become possible to use all madvise flags when targeting > the calling process. Update the man page to reflect this change. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > man/man2/process_madvise.2 | 5 ++++- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > index b78a61553..d12407bdb 100644 > --- a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > +++ b/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ This value must be less than or equal to > or accessible via the call > .IR sysconf(_SC_IOV_MAX) ). > .P > -The > +If manipulating another process, or prior to Linux 6.13, the For consistency with other pages, how s/prior to/before/? Prior to is ok; it's just for being able to grep for a single expression. > .I advice > argument is one of the following values: > .TP > @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ See > See > .BR madvise (2). > .P > +Starting in Linux 6.13, when manipulating the calling process, any advice flag > +is permitted. Please use semantic newlines. See man-pages(7), and the other email. Cheers, Alex > +.P > The > .I flags > argument is reserved for future use; currently, this argument must be > -- > 2.47.1 -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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