linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] tmpfs.5: extend with new noswap documentation

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Date:   Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:50:22 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     alx@...nel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: [PATCH v2] tmpfs.5: extend with new noswap documentation

Linux commit 2c6efe9cf2d7 ("shmem: add support to ignore swap")
merged as of v6.4 added support to disable swap for tmpfs mounts.

This extends the man page to document that.

Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
---

changes on v2:

 - Use semantic newlines

 man5/tmpfs.5 | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man5/tmpfs.5 b/man5/tmpfs.5
index 5274e632d6fd..047a17a78ee0 100644
--- a/man5/tmpfs.5
+++ b/man5/tmpfs.5
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ suffixes like
 .BR size ,
 but not a % suffix.
 .TP
+.BR noswap "(since Linux 6.4)"
+.\" commit 2c6efe9cf2d7841b75fe38ed1adbd41a90f51ba0
+Disables swap.
+Remounts must respect the original settings.
+By default swap is enabled.
+.TP
 .BR mode "=\fImode\fP"
 Set initial permissions of the root directory.
 .TP
-- 
2.39.2