linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] process_madvise.2: Add MADV_WILLNEED to process

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Date:   Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:51:49 +0200
From:   "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@...il.com>
To:     zhangkui <zhangkui@...o.com>,
        Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] process_madvise.2: Add MADV_WILLNEED to process_madvise()

Hi Zhangkui and Suren,

On 8/9/21 7:31 PM, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 9:44 PM zhangkui <zhangkui@...o.com> wrote:
>>
>> Add MADV_WILLNEED to process_madvise() for read-ahead swapped
>> out memory immediately when the app switches to forground.
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1472006/
>>
>> Signed-off-by: zhangkui <zhangkui@...o.com>

Patch applied!

> 
> Reviewed-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
> 

And tag added.

Thank you both,

Alex

>> ---
>>   man2/process_madvise.2 | 4 ++++
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man2/process_madvise.2
>> index a6c8724d4..caa8bc0b3 100644
>> --- a/man2/process_madvise.2
>> +++ b/man2/process_madvise.2
>> @@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ See
>>   .BR MADV_PAGEOUT
>>   See
>>   .BR madvise (2).
>> +.TP
>> +.BR MADV_WILLNEED

This should have been:

.B MADV_WILLNEED

I fixed it myself, don't worry.
And also the surrounding cases, which led to this.

>> +See
>> +.BR madvise (2).
>>   .PP
>>   The
>>   .I flags
>> --
>> 2.25.1
>>
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