linux-kernel - Re: man-pages text for MAV_MERGEABLE and MADV

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Date:	Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:29:18 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: man-pages text for MAV_MERGEABLE and MADV_UNMERGEABLE

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 02:22:33PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> Hi Andi,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> >> +.IR len .
> >> +The KSM daemon
> >> +.RI ( ksmd )
> >
> > You should probably make clear it's a kernel thread, not a classic
> > daemon.
> 
> Thanks. I changed it to "KSM kernel thread"
> 
> >> +periodically scans those areas of user memory that have
> >> +been marked as mergeable,
> >> +looking for pages with identical content.
> >
> > Overall it seems like an internal implementation detail.
> 
> Not sure how I could improve this. Did you have some specific idea in mind?

Just dropping the sentence or using soft language like "the kernel regularly
attempts to merge pages" 

-Andi

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