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authorKarel Zak2017-10-18 13:16:09 +0200
committerKarel Zak2017-10-20 12:37:04 +0200
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lsmem: add hint about block merges to the man page
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ in GiB (1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes). The default unit is MiB.
.IP "\(hy" 2
Specify \fIRANGE\fP in the form 0x<start>-0x<end> as shown in the output of the
\fBlsmem\fP command. <start> is the hexadecimal address of the first byte and <end>
-is the hexadecimal address of the last byte in the memory range.
+is the hexadecimal address of the last byte in the memory range. Note that the range
+as shown by \fBlsmem\fP command maybe be influenced by zones (\fBlsmem -o +ZONES\fP).
.
.IP "\(hy" 2
Specify \fIBLOCKRANGE\fP in the form <first>-<last> or <block> as shown in the