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diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2 index d2eb581a5..064b8a1f9 100644 --- a/man2/mbind.2 +++ b/man2/mbind.2 @@ -1,25 +1,8 @@ +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft-var +.\" .\" Copyright 2003,2004 Andi Kleen, SuSE Labs. .\" and Copyright 2007 Lee Schermerhorn, Hewlett Packard .\" -.\" %%%LICENSE_START(VERBATIM_PROF) -.\" Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this -.\" manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are -.\" preserved on all copies. -.\" -.\" Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this -.\" manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the -.\" entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a -.\" permission notice identical to this one. -.\" -.\" Since the Linux kernel and libraries are constantly changing, this -.\" manual page may be incorrect or out-of-date. The author(s) assume no -.\" responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from -.\" the use of the information contained herein. -.\" -.\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by -.\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work. -.\" %%%LICENSE_END -.\" .\" 2006-02-03, mtk, substantial wording changes and other improvements .\" 2007-08-27, Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@hp.com> .\" more precise specification of behavior. @@ -32,7 +15,7 @@ .\" Author: Lee Schermerhorn <lee.schermerhorn@hp.com> .\" Date: Thu Oct 25 14:16:32 2012 +0200 .\" -.TH mbind 2 2023-02-05 "Linux man-pages 6.03" +.TH mbind 2 2023-07-16 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" .SH NAME mbind \- set memory policy for a memory range .SH LIBRARY @@ -311,6 +294,11 @@ If is also specified, then the call fails with the error .B EIO if some pages could not be moved. +If the +.B MPOL_INTERLEAVE +policy was specified, +pages already residing on the specified nodes +will not be moved such that they are interleaved. .PP If .B MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL @@ -326,6 +314,11 @@ If is also specified, then the call fails with the error .B EIO if some pages could not be moved. +If the +.B MPOL_INTERLEAVE +policy was specified, +pages already residing on the specified nodes +will not be moved such that they are interleaved. .\" --------------------------------------------------------------- .SH RETURN VALUE On success, @@ -420,12 +413,24 @@ flag and the caller does not have the .B CAP_SYS_NICE privilege. .\" --------------------------------------------------------------- -.SH VERSIONS -The -.BR mbind () -system call was added in Linux 2.6.7. .SH STANDARDS -This system call is Linux-specific. +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +Linux 2.6.7. +.PP +Support for huge page policy was added with Linux 2.6.16. +For interleave policy to be effective on huge page mappings the +policied memory needs to be tens of megabytes or larger. +.PP +Before Linux 5.7. +.\" commit dcf1763546d76c372f3136c8d6b2b6e77f140cf0 +.B MPOL_MF_STRICT +was ignored on huge page mappings. +.PP +.B MPOL_MF_MOVE +and +.B MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL +are available only on Linux 2.6.16 and later. .SH NOTES For information on library support, see .BR numa (7). @@ -468,20 +473,6 @@ with an empty set of nodes. This method will work for .BR set_mempolicy (2), as well. -.PP -Support for huge page policy was added with Linux 2.6.16. -For interleave policy to be effective on huge page mappings the -policied memory needs to be tens of megabytes or larger. -.PP -Before Linux 5.7. -.\" commit dcf1763546d76c372f3136c8d6b2b6e77f140cf0 -.B MPOL_MF_STRICT -was ignored on huge page mappings. -.PP -.B MPOL_MF_MOVE -and -.B MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL -are available only on Linux 2.6.16 and later. .SH SEE ALSO .BR get_mempolicy (2), .BR getcpu (2), |