Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:50:18 +0100 From: Andrew Stevenson <andrew@ugh.net.au> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, Brett Wynkoop <wynkoop@wynn.com>, Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> Subject: Re: disk wait mystery Message-ID: <3C9D4DB2-33CE-4321-9B82-F0A1713591F0@ugh.net.au> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1301310659490.47495@wonkity.com> References: <20130130001849.7669e033@ivory.lan> <op.wrpw4bjv8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> <20130130053729.0c9e018f@ivory.lan> <op.wrp0w4yu8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> <20130130110529.5c5df516@ivory.lan> <8EF6F73D-05AF-4E04-968B-84F35CD0FD85@ugh.net.au> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1301310659490.47495@wonkity.com>
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On 31 Jan 2013, at 15:12, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > If the man page is misleading or incomplete, it should be fixed. I agree. I think the discussion is just if it is misleading or incomplete.=20= > Based on the source, the mention of disk at the start is misleading. I'm not sure I follow your reasoning here. Maybe the brackets are unnecessar= y grammatically but I don't think they change the meaning of the sentence. A= s long as the processes in question were indeed in a short term uninterrupti= ble wait the man page seems to be completely correct. I assume you see the s= entence as having a different meaning though I'm afraid despite re-reading I= still can't see an alternative interpretation.=20 Anyway I don't want to get into a bike shed debate. I think the man page has= described the presumed situation quite well but if others want it changed t= o something else I don't mind as long as its no worse than what we have now.= =20 Andrew=
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