Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] man/man2/mremap.2: describe previously undocumented shrink behaviour
From: Alejandro Colomar
Date: Wed Aug 20 2025 - 06:50:44 EST
Hi Lorenzo,
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 09:37:39PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > > diff --git a/man/man2/mremap.2 b/man/man2/mremap.2
> > > index 6d14bf627..53d4eda29 100644
> > > --- a/man/man2/mremap.2
> > > +++ b/man/man2/mremap.2
> > > @@ -47,8 +47,35 @@ The
> > > .B MREMAP_DONTUNMAP
> > > flag may also be specified.
> > > .P
> > > -If the operation is not
> > > -simply moving mappings,
> > > +Equally, if the operation performs a shrink,
I've changed s/Equally/Similarly/
> > > +that is if
> >
> > Missing comma.
>
> Could you fix that up? Thnks!
>
> >
> > > +.I old_size
> > > +is greater than
> > > +.IR new_size ,
> > > +then
> > > +.I old_size
> > > +may also span multiple mappings
> > > +which do not have to be
> > > +adjacent to one another.
> >
> > I'm wondering if there's a missing comma or not before 'which'.
> > The meaning of the sentence would be different.
> >
> > So, I should ask:
> >
> > Does old_size > new_size mean that old_size may span multiple mappings
> > and you're commenting that multiple mappings need not be adjacent?
>
> Yes.
>
> >
> > Or are multiple mappings always allowed and old_size > new_size allows
> > non-adjacent ones?
>
> No.
>
> >
> > I suspect it's the former, right? Then, it's missing a comma, right?
>
> Yes could you fix that up?
Yup.
>
> >
> >
> > Other than this, the patch looks good.
>
> Thanks!
Thanks for the patch! I've applied it with those amendments.
<https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/commit/?h=contrib&id=21b1c7188ce1d66ef294eb1681361315a35e8070>
Have a lovely day!
Alex
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