linux-kernel - Re: Documenting prctl() PR_SET_THP_DISABLE and PR_GET_THP

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Message-ID: <CAKgNAkicfxhdsa_fa6MCOR-UtbjzYaTv2gRzWq2qKHCuYHc3KA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:08:16 +0200
From:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:	Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@...ibm.com>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
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	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
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	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Documenting prctl() PR_SET_THP_DISABLE and PR_GET_THP_DISABLE

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:15:01PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>> Alex,
>>
>> Your commit a0715cc22601e8830ace98366c0c2bd8da52af52 added the prctl()
>> PR_SET_THP_DISABLE and PR_GET_THP_DISABLE flags.
>>
>> The text below attempts to document these flags for the prctl(3).
>> Could you (and anyone else who is willing) please review the text
>> below (one or two p[ieces of which are drawn from your commit message)
>> to verify that it accurately reflects reality and your intent, and
>> that I have not missed any significant details.
>
> Looks fine to me!

Thanks, Alex.

Cheers,

Michael



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