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From: Andrew Stevenson <andrew@ugh.net.au>
Subject: Re: disk wait mystery
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:50:18 +0100
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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=