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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-11-27 15:31:08 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-11-27 15:31:08 +0000
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mdoc(7) police: markup fixes.
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd September 28, 1999
+.Dd September 15, 2002
.Dt MEMCONTROL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -32,22 +32,19 @@
.Nd "control system cache behaviour with respect to memory"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Ar list
+.Cm list
.Op Fl a
-.Pp
.Nm
-.Ar set
+.Cm set
.Fl b Ar base
.Fl l Ar length
.Fl o Ar owner
.Ar attribute
-.Pp
.Nm
-.Ar clear
+.Cm clear
.Fl o Ar owner
-.Pp
.Nm
-.Ar clear
+.Cm clear
.Fl b Ar base
.Fl l Ar length
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -62,52 +59,50 @@ provides an interface to this facility, allowing CPU cache behavior to
be altered for ranges of system physical memory.
.Pp
These ranges are typically power-of-2 aligned and sized, however the specific
-rules governing their layout vary between architectures. The
+rules governing their layout vary between architectures.
+The
.Nm
utility does not attempt to enforce these rules, however the system will
reject any attempt to set an illegal combination.
-.Bl -tag -width clear
-.It Ar list
+.Bl -tag -width ".Cm clear"
+.It Cm list
List range slots.
-.Bl -tag -width xxxxxx
-.It Op Fl a
-List all range slots, even those that are inactive
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl a
+List all range slots, even those that are inactive.
.El
-.It Ar set
+.It Cm set
Set memory range attributes.
-.Bl -tag -width xxxxxx
+.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl b Ar base
-Memory range base address
+Memory range base address.
.It Fl l Ar length
-Length of memory range in bytes, power of 2
+Length of memory range in bytes, power of 2.
.It Fl o Ar owner
-Text identifier for this setting (7 char max)
+Text identifier for this setting (7 char max).
.It Ar attribute
Attributes applied to this range; combinations of
-.Ar force ,
-.Ar uncacheable ,
-.Ar write-combine ,
-.Ar write-through ,
-.Ar write-back ,
-.Ar write-protect
+.Cm force , uncacheable , write-combine , write-through , write-back ,
+and
+.Cm write-protect .
.El
-.It Ar clear
+.It Cm clear
Clear memory range attributes.
Ranges may be cleared by owner or by
base/length combination.
.Pp
To clear based on ownership:
-.Bl -tag -width xxxxxx
+.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl o Ar owner
-All ranges with this owner will be cleared
+All ranges with this owner will be cleared.
.El
.Pp
To clear based on the base/length combination:
-.Bl -tag -width xxxxxx
+.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl b Ar base
-Memory range base address
+Memory range base address.
.It Fl l Ar length
-Length of memory range in bytes, power of 2
+Length of memory range in bytes, power of 2.
.El
.Pp
Base and length must exactly match an existing range.
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