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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-12-14 09:11:13 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-12-14 09:11:13 +0000
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man9/vm_page_bits.9 b/share/man/man9/vm_page_bits.9
index 9324f7e..71e67b5 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/vm_page_bits.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/vm_page_bits.9
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ and
.Fa size .
The byte range is expected to be within a single page, and if
.Fa size
-is zero no bits will be set.
+is zero, no bits will be set.
.Pp
-.\" ------------------- VM_PAGE_SET_VALIDCLEAN -------------------
.Fn vm_page_set_validclean
flags the byte range between
.Fa base
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ If
.Fa base
is zero and
.Fa size
-is one page the modified bit in the page map is cleared; as well,
+is one page, the modified bit in the page map is cleared; as well,
the
.Dv PG_NOSYNC
flag is cleared.
@@ -121,11 +120,13 @@ As well as clearing the bits within the page, the generation
number within the object holding the page is incremented.
.Pp
.Fn vm_page_zero_invalid
-zeros all of the blocks within the page that are currently
-flaged as invalid.
+zeroes all of the blocks within the page that are currently
+flagged as invalid.
If
.Fa setvalid
-is TRUE, all of the valid bits within the page are set.
+is
+.Dv TRUE ,
+all of the valid bits within the page are set.
.Pp
In some cases, such as NFS, the valid bits cannot be set
in order to maintain cache consistency.
@@ -142,12 +143,14 @@ If
.Fa size
is zero and the page is entirely invalid
.Fn vm_page_is_valid
-will return TRUE, in all other cases
-a size of zero will return FALSE.
+will return
+.Dv TRUE ,
+in all other cases a size of zero will return
+.Dv FALSE .
.Pp
.Fn vm_page_test_dirty
checks if a page has been modified via any of its physical maps,
-and if so flags the entire page as dirty.
+and if so, flags the entire page as dirty.
.Fn vm_page_dirty
is called to modify the dirty bits.
.Pp
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