Re: /proc/PID/numa_maps doc changes

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Andi,

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Michael Kerrisk
<mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Yes, I paused for a moment over this.  However, I don't want to make
>>> separate man pages for every sizable /proc entry.  Or at least I don't
>>
>> numa_maps(5) already exists. You're actually removing it, not creating it.
>
> Yes, that's true.  What I'm meaning is that in the context of
> man-pages, I don't want to create a multitude of separate man-pages,
> one for each /proc file (greater than a certain size).  As an interim
> measure, I suppose that I could create a man link (.so) file that
> links the nsame numa_maps.5 to proc.5, so that if someone types "man
> numa_maps" they'll at least land on the page (proc(5)) that explains
> numa_maps(?).
>
> As I said, I think the ideal solution would probably be a numa(7) page
> that includes information on numa_maps in addition to other overview
> details on NUMA.  One day...

Okay -- today.

I'm writing a short numa(7) page, which I'll send out for review
later.  It incoporates the numa_maps(5) material, and I'll create a
numa_maps.5 link file that points at numa.7.

Sound okay?

Cheers,

Michael
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