Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:50:26 GMT From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/70916: msync.2 manpage update Message-ID: <200408250850.i7P8oQEq004256@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/70916; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Radim Kolar <hsn@netmag.cz> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/70916: msync.2 manpage update Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:44:15 +0300 On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 09:39:30PM +0200, Radim Kolar wrote: > > >Number: 70916 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: msync.2 manpage update > >Description: > Msync function is obsolete as noted in mmap manpage, but this information > is missing from msync manpage itself. What do people think about the following patch? G'luck, Peter Index: src/lib/libc/sys/msync.2 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/lib/libc/sys/msync.2,v retrieving revision 1.27 diff -u -r1.27 msync.2 --- src/lib/libc/sys/msync.2 30 Jun 2004 20:09:10 -0000 1.27 +++ src/lib/libc/sys/msync.2 25 Aug 2004 08:43:05 -0000 @@ -114,3 +114,12 @@ .Fn msync system call first appeared in .Bx 4.4 . +.Sh BUGS +The +.Fn msync +system call is obsolete since +.Bx +implements a coherent file system buffer cache. +However, it may be +used to associate dirty VM pages with file system buffers and thus cause +them to be flushed to physical media sooner rather than later. -- Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@cnsys.bg roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 If this sentence didn't exist, somebody would have invented it.home | help
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