linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] man/man2/mremap.2: describe multiple mapping move

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Message-ID: <67d11254-67d4-401e-ac8c-a8d50e43f087@lucifer.local>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 14:31:02 +0100
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: Alejandro Colomar <alx@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-man@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        "Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@...e.de>, Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] man/man2/mremap.2: describe multiple mapping move

On Sun, Aug 03, 2025 at 04:17:39PM +0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Hi Lorenzo,
>
> On Sun, Aug 03, 2025 at 12:15:15PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 03, 2025 at 08:47:28AM +0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > > Would it be possible to write a small C program that uses this new
> > > feature?
> >
> > I could do, but it's an unusual use of mremap() and we don't currently have
> > example C code for the _general_ usage so I wonder if it might be somewhat
> > misleading to have example code only for this?
>
> I didn't mean for the manual page.  It was more for helping review the
> changes.  If it's very small, it would be useful to include it in the
> commit message.  What do you think?

Ack I can do.

In discussion with colleagues I also realise I have to add a little more
information to 2/2 as well, so worth a respin anyway.

>
>
> Have a lovely day!
> Alex
>

Cheers, Lorenzo