Re: [PATCH 1/3] mem.4: /dev/kmem depends on CONFIG_DEVKMEM

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 01/02/2015 02:11 PM, Elie De Brauwer wrote:
> Since 2.6.26 /dev/kmem depends on the CONFIG_DEVKMEM to be set.

Thanks, Elie. Applied.  

Cheers,

Michael


> See:
>  - changelog: http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_26
>  - commit: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b781ecb6a379f155568ef7093e38c6c1d857fe53
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elie De Brauwer <eliedebrauwer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man4/mem.4 | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man4/mem.4 b/man4/mem.4
> index 74b7b89..fef007e 100644
> --- a/man4/mem.4
> +++ b/man4/mem.4
> @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ is the same as
>  .BR mem ,
>  except that the kernel virtual memory
>  rather than physical memory is accessed.
> +Since 2.6.26, this file is only available if the
> +.B CONFIG_DEVKMEM
> +kernel configuration option is enabled.
>  .LP
>  It is typically created by:
>  .RS
> 


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