Re: [PATCH] Use MAP_HUGETLB where supported (v3)

Hi,

On 25/02/14 10:29, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> I don't think we should be explaining the basics of OS memory management
> in our documentation.

Well, I'm confused. I thought that's exactly what has been asked.

> And if we did, we shouldn't copy it verbatim from the Debian wiki
> without attribution.

I didn't. This is a write-up of several articles, blog posts and
documentation I read about this topic.

However, if you think the texts are too similar, then we should add a
note, yes. Didn't mean to copy w/o referring to a source.

> I think this patch should be cut down to the paragraphs that cover the
> actual configuration.

I tried to cover the issues Heikki brought up in
<52861EEC(dot)2090702(at)vmware(dot)com>.

> On a technical note, use <xref> instead of <link> for linking.
> doc/src/sgml/README.links contains some information.

OK, I will post an updated patch later this evening.

Best regards,

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