On 11/29/18 7:10 PM, mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Since 93e06c7a6453 ("mm: enable MADV_FREE for swapless system") we
> handle MADV_FREE on a swapless system the same way as with the swap
> available. Clarify that fact in the man page.
Thanks, Michal (and Niklas). Patch applied.
Cheers,
Michael
> Reported-by: Niklas Hambüchen <mail@xxxxxx>
> ---
> man2/madvise.2 | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/man2/madvise.2 b/man2/madvise.2
> index eb82a57a1cf5..d9135a05a1c2 100644
> --- a/man2/madvise.2
> +++ b/man2/madvise.2
> @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ The
> operation
> can be applied only to private anonymous pages (see
> .BR mmap (2)).
> -On a swapless system, freeing pages in a given range happens instantly,
> +Prior to 4.12 on a swapless system, freeing pages in a given range happens instantly,
> regardless of memory pressure.
> .TP
> .BR MADV_WIPEONFORK " (since Linux 4.14)"
>
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Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
