Re: [PATCH man-pages] process_madvise.2: describe 6.13 behaviour permitting all madvise flags

[Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>]

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Hi Lorenzo,

On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 09:55:07AM +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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> ---
>  man/man2/process_madvise.2 | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man/man2/process_madvise.2
> index b78a61553..d12407bdb 100644
> --- a/man/man2/process_madvise.2
> +++ b/man/man2/process_madvise.2
> @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ 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 prior to Linux 6.13, the

For consistency with other pages, how s/prior to/before/?  Prior to is
ok; it's just for being able to grep for a single expression.

>  .I advice
>  argument is one of the following values:
>  .TP
> @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ See
>  See
>  .BR madvise (2).
>  .P
> +Starting in Linux 6.13, when manipulating the calling process, any advice flag
> +is permitted.

Please use semantic newlines.  See man-pages(7), and the other email.

Cheers,
Alex

> +.P
>  The
>  .I flags
>  argument is reserved for future use; currently, this argument must be
> --
> 2.47.1

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