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-.TH "NBD-CLIENT" "8" "24 May 2009" "" ""
+.TH "NBD-CLIENT" "8" "26 May 2009" "" ""
.SH NAME
nbd-client \- connect to a server running nbd-server(1), to use its exported block device
.TP
\fB-swap\fR
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
+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.
.TP
\fB-nofork\fR
Specifies that the NBD client should not detach and