Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 21:30:43 -0400 From: David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/sys msync.2 Message-ID: <20040905013043.GA29649@VARK.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <200409030624.i836OPaL018916@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200409030624.i836OPaL018916@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Sep 03, 2004, Peter Pentchev wrote: > roam 2004-09-03 06:24:25 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository (doc,ports committer) > > Modified files: > lib/libc/sys msync.2 > Log: > Add a BUGS section and copy the wording from mmap(2)'s MAP_NOSYNC, > documenting the obsoleteness of the msync(2) syscall and its single > remaining purpose. I'm not nitpicking at you since you didn't write the original text, but if msync(2) still has a purpose, then it isn't really obsolete, is it? (Moreover, the text only describes the purpose of msync(2) with the MS_ASYNC flag.) Applications such as databases that want greater control over the flushing of dirty data may still find msync(2) very useful.
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