Re: [PATCH v3.1] proc.5: Add description of CLEAR_REFS_MM_HIWATER_RSS

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

On 09/12/2016 11:27 AM, Petr Cermak wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 11:19:06AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
>> The Linux kernel commit 695f05593693 ("fs/proc/task_mmu.c: add
>> user-space support for resetting mm->hiwater_rss (peak RSS)") added a
>> way to reset peak RSS of a process but missed to update manpage.
>>
>> Cc: Petr Cermak <petrcermak-F7+t8E8rja9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
>> Acked-by: Petr Cermak <petrcermak-F7+t8E8rja9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> ---
>>  man5/proc.5 | 7 ++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
>> index 14588fe..5f0abad 100644
>> --- a/man5/proc.5
>> +++ b/man5/proc.5
>> @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ process during the measured interval.
>>  If one is interested only in inspecting the selected mapping types,
>>  then the value 2 or 3 can be used instead of 1.
>>  
>> -A further value can be written to affect a different bit:
>> +Further values can be written to affect different properties:
>>  .RS
>>  .TP
>>  4 (since Linux 3.11)
>> @@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ by the check-point restore system to discover which pages of a process
>>  have been dirtied since the file
>>  .IR /proc/[pid]/clear_refs
>>  was written to.
>> +.TP
>> +5 (since Linux 4.0)
>> +.\" Internally: CLEAR_REFS_MM_HIWATER_RSS
>> +Reset the peak resident set size ("high water mark") to the process'
>> +current value.
>>  .RE
>>  .IP
>>  Writing any value to
>> -- 
>> 2.9.3
>>
> 
> Thanks a lot for the modifications.
> 
> One more thing I've just realized: I believe that the correct spelling
> is "process's" because it's a singular noun.

Yes, that's correct. I've fixed this.

Cheers,

Michael

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