From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 30 14:08:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA04919 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:08:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp04.primenet.com (daemon@smtp04.primenet.com [206.165.6.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA04839 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:07:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tlambert@usr02.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp04.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA06322; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:07:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr02.primenet.com(206.165.6.202) via SMTP by smtp04.primenet.com, id smtpd006272; Tue Jun 30 14:07:18 1998 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr02.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA18650; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:07:17 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199806302107.OAA18650@usr02.primenet.com> Subject: Re: mmap() with stdin/stdout To: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 21:07:17 +0000 (GMT) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav" at Jun 30, 98 09:01:48 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > BTW, 'advice' (the noun) is misspelt as 'advise' in the mincore(2) and > > > madvise(2) man pages. The spelling of madvise() may also be construed > > > as a bug unless one argues that 'advise' (the verb) is intended. > > The verb is intended. The "madvise(2)" call _advises_ the kernel > > about your intended use of the memory. > > Yes, but "advise" is also used in the NAME section instead of "advice": I noted that the second instance was indeed a bug. > madvise - give advise about use of memory (1) (2) In the part of my message you removed. 8-). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message