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

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

Posted by Luis Chamberlain 2 years, 2 months ago

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 <mcgrof@kernel.org>
---

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

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

Posted by Alejandro Colomar 2 years, 2 months ago

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 <mcgrof@kernel.org>

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
>