On Sun, Dec 03, 2017 at 12:51:16PM +0000, Sami Kerola wrote:
> \fB\-3\fR, \fB\-\-3gb\fR
> -Specifies that processes should use a maximum of 3GB of address space on systems where it is supported (ADDR_LIMIT_3GB).
> +Specifies
> +.I program
> +should use a maximum of 3GB of address space. Supported on x86 (as of
> +2017-12-02). Turns on ADDR_LIMIT_3GB.
What is the magic day 2017-12-02 ?
Frankly, I don't like dates in docs. It's better to use versions
"since util-linux v2.31" or "since Linux v4.32", etc.
> \fB\-\-4gb\fR
> -Ignored (for backward compatibility only).
> +Ignored for backward compatibility only.
Dmitry is right, the old version is better.
> +This makes
> +.BR select (2),
> +.BR pselect (2),
> +and
> +.BR ppoll (2)
> +system calls preserve the timeout value instead of storing the unslept time
> +when interrupted by a signal handler. Use when
> +.I program
> +depends on this behavior, and the source code is not available to be fixed.
See Dmitry's note ;-)
Karel
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