From db093e53127899cc78678e7748c41713e5c9de9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jens Axboe Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 09:49:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [PATCH] man page update --- splice.2 | 4 +++- vmsplice.2 | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/splice.2 b/splice.2 index 7b624f6..e8a5314 100644 --- a/splice.2 +++ b/splice.2 @@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ argument is a series of modifier flags: .TP 1.9i .B SPLICE_F_MOVE -Attempt to move pages instead of copying. +Attempt to move pages instead of copying. This is only a hint to the kernel, +pages may still be copied if we fail in stealing it out of the pipe or if +the pipe buffers don't refer to full pages. .TP .B SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK Do not block on io. diff --git a/vmsplice.2 b/vmsplice.2 index 3725b3d..b0f739a 100644 --- a/vmsplice.2 +++ b/vmsplice.2 @@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ and really apply to .BR vmsplice () , the but the scope is shared with -.BR splice (). +.BR splice (2). .TP 1.9i .B SPLICE_F_MOVE -Attempt to move pages instead of copying. +See +.BR splice (2). .TP .B SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK Do not block on io. -- 2.25.1