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From: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document M_PERTURB
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> Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > I think it should also say "... depending on the low-order byte of
> > this value," so nobody can think that passing in more than 8 bits has
> > any effect.
> 
> Depends on how much of it is considered an implementation detail.

True.  Perhaps just say "some low-order bits of this parameter".