Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/share/man/man9
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: source-changes
Date: 10/26/2005 17:30:55
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On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 03:00:19PM +0900, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
> > > > Log Message:
> > > > Note the fact that buffer cache takes block numbers in
> > > > units of DEV_BSIZE, even if the device's device size is
> > > > larger. Update date.
> > >=20
> > > it's plainly wrong.
> >=20
> > How is it plainly wrong?
>=20
> the unit is filesystem specific. normally it's a filesystem block size.
> in the case of specfs, it's the same as what DEV_STRATEGY takes.
> (ie. DEV_BSIZE, as you say.)
Ok. That definitely needs changing. I have updated the man page to=20
indiacte exactly what the units are (whatever VOP_STRATEGY() wants), and=20
to indicate what they are for device special files and for other files.
Take care,
Bill
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