From 0db324e2e5d9d3347ea0e93138372fb65aac09e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:41:09 +0200 Subject: Merging upstream version 6.7. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- man2/bdflush.2 | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'man2/bdflush.2') diff --git a/man2/bdflush.2 b/man2/bdflush.2 index d97949e..0f1ccca 100644 --- a/man2/bdflush.2 +++ b/man2/bdflush.2 @@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ .\" Modified 1997-01-31 by Eric S. Raymond .\" Modified 2004-06-17 by Michael Kerrisk .\" -.TH bdflush 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH bdflush 2 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME bdflush \- start, flush, or tune buffer-dirty-flush daemon .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include -.PP +.P .BI "[[deprecated]] int bdflush(int " func ", long *" address ); .BI "[[deprecated]] int bdflush(int " func ", long " data ); .fi @@ -26,25 +26,25 @@ Nowadays, the task performed by is handled by the kernel .I pdflush thread. -.PP +.P .BR bdflush () starts, flushes, or tunes the buffer-dirty-flush daemon. Only a privileged process (one with the .B CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) may call .BR bdflush (). -.PP +.P If .I func is negative or 0, and no daemon has been started, then .BR bdflush () enters the daemon code and never returns. -.PP +.P If .I func is 1, some dirty buffers are written to disk. -.PP +.P If .I func is 2 or more and is even (low bit is 0), then @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ is the address of a long word, and the tuning parameter numbered .RI "(" "func" "\-2)/2" is returned to the caller in that address. -.PP +.P If .I func is 3 or more and is odd (low bit is 1), then @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ is a long word, and the kernel sets tuning parameter numbered .RI "(" "func" "\-3)/2" to that value. -.PP +.P The set of parameters, their values, and their valid ranges are defined in the Linux kernel source file .IR fs/buffer.c . -- cgit v1.2.3