The description of the "recommended" use of cache and snapshots in dump(8) is somewhat confusing, as the reason for the recommendation is left unclear. Fix: Doc update, patch attached. Patch attached with submission follows: How-To-Repeat: See docs for dump(8) option "C" -> cache size.
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Oops; path in patch referenced /tmp, not relative path in /usr/src. Updated patch attached. Andrew.
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A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=70a2e109bd486f97e6fa5f969be9d90e404de016 commit 70a2e109bd486f97e6fa5f969be9d90e404de016 Author: Guangyuan Yang <ygy@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2020-12-28 21:54:36 +0000 Commit: Guangyuan Yang <ygy@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2020-12-28 21:56:58 +0000 dump(8): clarify the recommended use of cache and snapshots PR: 131626 MFC after: 1 week Submitted by: Andrew Hamilton-Wright <andrew@qemg.org> Reviewed by: bcr Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D27775 sbin/dump/dump.8 | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
A commit in branch stable/12 references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=91006937a3b9535476a9291dbc816ccb2883ccde commit 91006937a3b9535476a9291dbc816ccb2883ccde Author: Guangyuan Yang <ygy@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2020-12-28 21:54:36 +0000 Commit: Guangyuan Yang <ygy@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-01-09 01:29:12 +0000 dump(8): clarify the recommended use of cache and snapshots PR: 131626 Submitted by: Andrew Hamilton-Wright <andrew@qemg.org> Reviewed by: bcr Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D27775 (cherry picked from commit 70a2e109bd486f97e6fa5f969be9d90e404de016) sbin/dump/dump.8 | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)