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diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2 index 9ccda4e138..8cb7609bff 100644 --- a/man2/mbind.2 +++ b/man2/mbind.2 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" 2007-08-27, Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@hp.com> .\" more precise specification of behavior. .\" -.TH MBIND 2 2008-05-22 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.TH MBIND 2 2008-08-07 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME mbind \- Set memory policy for a memory range .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ is zero, the .I nodemask argument is ignored. +Where a +.I nodemask +is required, it must contain at least one node that is on-line, +allowed by the process's current cpuset context, +and contains memory. The .B MPOL_DEFAULT @@ -303,19 +308,17 @@ and is empty. Or, .I maxnode -exceeds kernel-imposed limit. +exceeds a kernel-imposed limit. .\" As at 2.6.23, this limit is "a page worth of bits", e.g., .\" 8 * 4096 bits, assuming a 4kB page size. Or, .I nodemask specifies one or more node IDs that are -greater than the maximum supported node ID, -or are not allowed in the calling task's context. -.\" "calling task's context" refers to cpusets. -.\" No man page avail to ref. --Lee Schermerhorn +greater than the maximum supported node ID. Or, none of the node IDs specified by .I nodemask -are on-line, or none of the specified nodes contain memory. +are on-line and allowed by the process's current cpuset context, +or none of the specified nodes contain memory. .TP .B EIO .B MPOL_MF_STRICT |