Re: [PATCH man-pages v2] process_madvise.2: describe 6.13 behaviour permitting all madvise flags

[Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>]

On 11/29/24 17:44, 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@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>

FWIW,
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>

> ---
> 
> v2:
> * Use semantic newlines as suggested by Alejandro.
> v1:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241129095507.11001-1-lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com/
> 
>  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,
> +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