Hi Zach, On 10/17/22 19:55, Zach OKeefe wrote:
From: Zach O'Keefe <zokeefe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Since commit 96cfe2c0fd23 ("mm/madvise: replace ptrace attach
requirement for process_madvise"), process_madvise(2) has only
required CAP_SYS_NICE capability. Update the man page to reflect this.
Signed-off-by: Zach O'Keefe <zokeefe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
man2/process_madvise.2 | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man2/process_madvise.2
index 6208206e4..7bee1a098 100644
--- a/man2/process_madvise.2
+++ b/man2/process_madvise.2
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ check (see
in addition,
because of the performance implications of applying the advice,
the caller must have the
-.B CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+.\" commit 96cfe2c0fd23ea7c2368d14f769d287e7ae1082e
+.B CAP_SYS_NICE
Would it make sense to keep some parentheses specifying that in old kernels CAP_SYS_ADMIN was requiring instead?
Cheers, Alex
capability. .SH RETURN VALUE On success,
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