| Message ID | 20190111161410.11831-1-vincent.whitchurch@axis.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt: Fix drop_caches bit number | expand |
On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:14:10 +0100 Vincent Whitchurch <vincent.whitchurch@axis.com> wrote: > Bits are usually numbered starting from zero, so 4 should be bit 2, not > bit 3. > > Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> > Signed-off-by: Vincent Whitchurch <vincent.whitchurch@axis.com> > --- > Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt > index 187ce4f599a2..6af24cdb25cc 100644 > --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt > +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt > @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ used: > cat (1234): drop_caches: 3 > > These are informational only. They do not mean that anything is wrong > -with your system. To disable them, echo 4 (bit 3) into drop_caches. > +with your system. To disable them, echo 4 (bit 2) into drop_caches. Applied, thanks. jon
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt index 187ce4f599a2..6af24cdb25cc 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ used: cat (1234): drop_caches: 3 These are informational only. They do not mean that anything is wrong -with your system. To disable them, echo 4 (bit 3) into drop_caches. +with your system. To disable them, echo 4 (bit 2) into drop_caches. ==============================================================
Bits are usually numbered starting from zero, so 4 should be bit 2, not bit 3. Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Vincent Whitchurch <vincent.whitchurch@axis.com> --- Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)