On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 01:14:08PM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:

On 29.11.24 10:55, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:

quoted

Since Linux 6.13 it has become possible to use all madvise flags when targeting
the calling process. Update the man page to reflect this change.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <redacted>
---
  man/man2/process_madvise.2 | 5 ++++-
  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man/man2/process_madvise.2 b/man/man2/process_madvise.2
index b78a61553..d12407bdb 100644
--- a/man/man2/process_madvise.2
+++ b/man/man2/process_madvise.2

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ This value must be less than or equal to
  or accessible via the call
  .IR sysconf(_SC_IOV_MAX) ).
  .P
-The
+If manipulating another process, or prior to Linux 6.13, the
  .I advice
  argument is one of the following values:
  .TP

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ See
  See
  .BR madvise (2).
  .P
+Starting in Linux 6.13, when manipulating the calling process, any advice flag
+is permitted.
+.P
  The
  .I flags
  argument is reserved for future use; currently, this argument must be

I was briefly concerned when reading the subject, then I realized here
"calling process" :)

Haha yes, I did wonder how that would sound when I wrote it, but sort of
ran out of space in the subject and hoped the commit message would reduce
panic :P

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <redacted>

Thanks!

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb