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Date:      Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:41:45 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
To:        smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mmap() with stdin/stdout
Message-ID:  <199806291841.LAA21198@usr01.primenet.com>
In-Reply-To: <rx4emw8o55v.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com> from "Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav" at Jun 29, 98 12:47:56 pm

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> BTW, 'advice' (the noun) is misspelt as 'advise' in the mincore(2) and
> madvise(2) man pages. The spelling of madvise() may also be construed
> as a bug unless one argues that 'advise' (the verb) is intended.

The verb is intended.  The "madvise(2)" call _advises_ the kernel
about your intended use of the memory.

The first misspelling noted, however, is indeed an error...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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