2023-09-21 07:35:10

by Luis Chamberlain

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Subject: [PATCH v2] tmpfs.5: extend with new noswap documentation

Linux commit 2c6efe9cf2d7 ("shmem: add support to ignore swap")
merged as of v6.4 added support to disable swap for tmpfs mounts.

This extends the man page to document that.

Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]>
---

changes on v2:

- Use semantic newlines

man5/tmpfs.5 | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man5/tmpfs.5 b/man5/tmpfs.5
index 5274e632d6fd..047a17a78ee0 100644
--- a/man5/tmpfs.5
+++ b/man5/tmpfs.5
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ suffixes like
.BR size ,
but not a % suffix.
.TP
+.BR noswap "(since Linux 6.4)"
+.\" commit 2c6efe9cf2d7841b75fe38ed1adbd41a90f51ba0
+Disables swap.
+Remounts must respect the original settings.
+By default swap is enabled.
+.TP
.BR mode "=\fImode\fP"
Set initial permissions of the root directory.
.TP
--
2.39.2


2023-09-26 00:20:48

by Alejandro Colomar

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tmpfs.5: extend with new noswap documentation

Hi Luis,

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 04:50:22PM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> Linux commit 2c6efe9cf2d7 ("shmem: add support to ignore swap")
> merged as of v6.4 added support to disable swap for tmpfs mounts.
>
> This extends the man page to document that.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]>

Patch applied.

Thanks,
Alex

> ---
>
> changes on v2:
>
> - Use semantic newlines
>
> man5/tmpfs.5 | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/man5/tmpfs.5 b/man5/tmpfs.5
> index 5274e632d6fd..047a17a78ee0 100644
> --- a/man5/tmpfs.5
> +++ b/man5/tmpfs.5
> @@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ suffixes like
> .BR size ,
> but not a % suffix.
> .TP
> +.BR noswap "(since Linux 6.4)"
> +.\" commit 2c6efe9cf2d7841b75fe38ed1adbd41a90f51ba0
> +Disables swap.
> +Remounts must respect the original settings.
> +By default swap is enabled.
> +.TP
> .BR mode "=\fImode\fP"
> Set initial permissions of the root directory.
> .TP
> --
> 2.39.2
>


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