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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt | 17 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt index 8fdb78f3c6c9..e03c20564f3a 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/dax.txt @@ -83,20 +83,9 @@ Summary directories. This has runtime constraints and limitations that are described in 6) below. - 6. When changing the S_DAX policy via toggling the persistent FS_XFLAG_DAX flag, - the change in behaviour for existing regular files may not occur - immediately. If the change must take effect immediately, the administrator - needs to: - - a) stop the application so there are no active references to the data set - the policy change will affect - - b) evict the data set from kernel caches so it will be re-instantiated when - the application is restarted. This can be achieved by: - - i. drop-caches - ii. a filesystem unmount and mount cycle - iii. a system reboot + 6. When changing the S_DAX policy via toggling the persistent FS_XFLAG_DAX + flag, the change to existing regular files won't take effect until the + files are closed by all processes. Details |