Hi Lorenzo, David, On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 04:44:22PM +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. > > Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks for the patch and the review! I've applied it, with minor tweaks. <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/commit/?h=contrib&id=7148a8cca8d693731d98c09bb7bf9d585a36e695> > --- > > v2: > * Use semantic newlines as suggested by Alejandro. > v1: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241129095507.11001-1-lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx/ > > man/man2/process_madvise.2 | 8 +++++++- > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > index b78a61553..2ebbfea44 100644 > --- a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > +++ b/man/man2/process_madvise.2 > @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ 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 before Linux 6.13, > +the > .I advice > argument is one of the following values: > .TP > @@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ See > See > .BR madvise (2). > .P > +Starting in Linux 6.13, We use consistently "Since Linux ..." for saying this. That allows grepping for a consistent phrase. I've applied a fix for all pages that still had this old wording: <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/commit/?h=contrib&id=b159e0d6770a860f0d0ae1693dddb3b6116e7d9b> Have a lovely day! Alex > +when manipulating the calling process, > +any advice flag is permitted. > +.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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