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authorhmp <hmp@FreeBSD.org>2004-05-05 10:01:06 +0000
committerhmp <hmp@FreeBSD.org>2004-05-05 10:01:06 +0000
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Make the manual page consistent and add a cross-reference to wakeup(9).
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diff --git a/share/man/man9/vm_page_io.9 b/share/man/man9/vm_page_io.9
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn vm_page_io_start
-function prepares the page for I/O by incrementing its busy flag by 1.
+function prepares the page for I/O by incrementing its busy flag by one.
.Pp
The
.Fn vm_page_io_finish
function lowers the busy count on the page by one, if the resulting busy
-count is zero, a wakeup will be issued if the page has been marked
+count is zero, a
+.Xr wakeup 9
+will be issued if the page has been marked
.Dv PG_WANTED .
A page is typically marked
.Dv PG_WANTED
-by a thread to register interested in
-the page either completing I/O or becoming available for general use.
+by a thread to register its interest in
+the page to either complete I/O or becoming available for general use.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
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