> .TP > .BR MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE " (Since Linux 2.6.33) > Soft offline the pages in the range specified by > .I addr > and > .IR length . > This memory of each page in the specified range is copied to a new page, Actually there are some cases where it's also dropped if it's cached page. Perhaps better would be something more fuzzy like "the contents are preserved" > and the original page is offlined > (i.e., no longer used, and taken out of normal memory management). -Andi -- ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>