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Update documentation to reflect new behaviour of -swap option
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Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be>
Sun, 24 May 2009 07:14:50 +0000
(09:14 +0200)
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Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be>
Sun, 24 May 2009 07:14:50 +0000
(09:14 +0200)
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nbd-client.8.sgml
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-63,6
+63,7
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manpage.1: manpage.sgml
<arg><option>-sdp</option></arg>
<arg><option>-swap</option></arg>
<arg><option>-persist</option></arg>
<arg><option>-sdp</option></arg>
<arg><option>-swap</option></arg>
<arg><option>-persist</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-nofork</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&dhpackage;</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&dhpackage;</command>
@@
-175,12
+176,17
@@
manpage.1: manpage.sgml
<term><option>-swap</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies that this NBD device will be used as
<term><option>-swap</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies that this NBD device will be used as
- swapspace. If you intend to do that, please use this
- option to prevent deadlocks. You'll need a special kernel
- patch, available at NBD's homepage:
- http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel</para>
+ swapspace. This option attempts to prevent deadlocks by
+ performing mlockall() at an appropriate time. It does not
+ however guarantee that such deadlocks can be avoided.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-nofork</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Specifies that the NBD client should not detach and
+ daemonize itself. This is mostly useful for debugging.</para>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>