From: Mike Kravetz Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 19:48:58 +0000 (-0700) Subject: mbind.2: Clarify MPOL_MF_MOVE with MPOL_INTERLEAVE policy X-Git-Tag: man-pages-6.05~89 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5dc7c1ee6efe81d68d153169ae72cd3ceeec26b8;p=thirdparty%2Fman-pages.git mbind.2: Clarify MPOL_MF_MOVE with MPOL_INTERLEAVE policy There was user confusion about specifying MPOL_MF_MOVE* with MPOL_INTERLEAVE policy [1]. Add clarification. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20230501185836.GA85110@monkey/ Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar --- diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2 index d540bbe232..73ca95efeb 100644 --- a/man2/mbind.2 +++ b/man2/mbind.2 @@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ 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 +331,11 @@ 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,