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diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt index 274752f8bdf..719320b5ed3 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt @@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ E.g. Invalidation is removing an entry from the cache without writing it back. Cache blocks can be invalidated via the invalidate_cblocks message, which takes an arbitrary number of cblock ranges. Each cblock -must be expressed as a decimal value, in the future a variant message -that takes cblock ranges expressed in hexidecimal may be needed to -better support efficient invalidation of larger caches. The cache must -be in passthrough mode when invalidate_cblocks is used. +range's end value is "one past the end", meaning 5-10 expresses a range +of values from 5 to 9. Each cblock must be expressed as a decimal +value, in the future a variant message that takes cblock ranges +expressed in hexidecimal may be needed to better support efficient +invalidation of larger caches. The cache must be in passthrough mode +when invalidate_cblocks is used. invalidate_cblocks [<cblock>|<cblock begin>-<cblock end>]* |