Bug 115721
| Summary: | misleading manual | ||||||
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| Product: | Documentation | Reporter: | Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev> | ||||
| Component: | Books & Articles | Assignee: | Remko Lodder <remko> | ||||
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||||||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||||||
| Priority: | Normal | ||||||
| Version: | Latest | ||||||
| Hardware: | Any | ||||||
| OS: | Any | ||||||
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Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-doc->remko I'll take it. remko 2007-11-28 12:11:37 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files:
sbin/mdconfig mdconfig.8
Log:
Sync with md(4)'s information regarding the swap backend.
PR: docs/115721
Submitted by: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com>
MFC After: 3 days
Revision Changes Path
1.41 +9 -2 src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8
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State Changed From-To: open->patched Patched in current remko 2007-12-02 08:47:28 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_7)
sbin/mdconfig mdconfig.8
Log:
MFC rev 1.41, 1.42 mdconfig.8
Sync with md(4)'s information regarding the swap backend.
PR: docs/115721
Submitted by: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com>
MFC After: 3 days
Every newline should start on it's own line. I didn't do that in the
previous commit, so make it happen now.
Prodded by: brueffer
Approved by: re (hrs)
Revision Changes Path
1.37.2.1 +10 -2 src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8
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remko 2007-12-02 08:58:46 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_6)
sbin/mdconfig mdconfig.8
Log:
MFC rev 1.41, 1.42 mdconfig.8
Sync with md(4)'s information regarding the swap backend.
PR: docs/115721
Submitted by: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com>
MFC After: 3 days
Every newline should start on it's own line. I didn't do that in the
previous commit, so make it happen now.
Prodded by: brueffer
Approved by: re (hrs)
Revision Changes Path
1.33.2.4 +10 -2 src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8
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remko 2007-12-02 09:07:48 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_6_3)
sbin/mdconfig mdconfig.8
Log:
MFC rev 1.41, 1.42 mdconfig.8
Sync with md(4)'s information regarding the swap backend.
PR: docs/115721
Submitted by: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com>
MFC After: 3 days
Every newline should start on it's own line. I didn't do that in the
previous commit, so make it happen now.
Prodded by: brueffer
Approved by: re (hrs)
Revision Changes Path
1.33.2.3.2.1 +10 -2 src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8
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State Changed From-To: patched->closed Committed. Thanks! |
From MDCONFIG(8) swap Swap space is used to back this memory disk. From MD(4) swap Backing store is allocated from buffer memory. Pages get pushed out to the swap when the system is under memory pressure, other- wise they stay in the operating memory. Using swap backing is generally preferable over malloc backing. So I suggest to change the text in mdconfig to: Storage for this type of memory disk is allocated from buffer memory. Pages get pushed out to the swap when the system is under memory pressure, otherwise they stay in the operating memory. Using swap backing is generally preferable over malloc backing. Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: How-To-Repeat: man mdconfig man md