linux-kernel - [PATCH liburing] man/io_uring_setup.2: fix 'sq_thread

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Date:   Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:08:33 +0100
From:   Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     io-uring@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH liburing] man/io_uring_setup.2: fix 'sq_thread_idle' description

In the kernel we are using msecs_to_jiffies() to convert the
'sq_thread_idle' parameter, provided by the user, in jiffies.
So, the value is interpreted in milliseconds and not microseconds.

Fixes: 59bb09c553eb ("man: add io_uring_setup.2 man page")
Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
---
 man/io_uring_setup.2 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man/io_uring_setup.2 b/man/io_uring_setup.2
index 4057e4b..20c67dc 100644
--- a/man/io_uring_setup.2
+++ b/man/io_uring_setup.2
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ doing a single system call.
 
 If the kernel thread is idle for more than
 .I sq_thread_idle
-microseconds, it will set the
+milliseconds, it will set the
 .B IORING_SQ_NEED_WAKEUP
 bit in the
 .I flags
-- 
2.24.1