document that kernel automatically handles first swap partition

("swap_device" in swapctl -l) and does not need to be added to /etc/fstab.

krw@, fries@, rohee@, millert@, henning@ ok.

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8 b/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
index 3fe7f1bbbc8..772e7fdf600 100644
--- a/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
+++ b/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.20 2003/02/13 08:23:39 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.21 2003/05/10 06:33:39 jmc Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.14 1998/05/22 18:27:52 msaitoh Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Matthew R. Green
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ with the
 .Fl A
 option.
 .Pp
+.Sy Note :
+The initial swap device (root disk, partition b) is handled automatically
+by the kernel and does
+.Em not
+need to be added to
+.Pa /etc/fstab
+or added via
+.Nm swapctl .
+It will show up as
+.Qq swap_device
+in the output displayed with the
+.Fl l
+flag.
+.Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl A
diff --git a/share/man/man5/fstab.5 b/share/man/man5/fstab.5
index c5dabe469b6..83f856e8b59 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fstab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fstab.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: fstab.5,v 1.24 2003/05/07 17:41:48 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: fstab.5,v 1.25 2003/05/10 06:33:38 jmc Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: fstab.5,v 1.5.2.1 1995/11/16 20:11:11 pk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ Here is a sample
 file:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 /dev/sd0a / ffs rw 1 1
-/dev/sd0b none swap sw 0 0
 /dev/sd0e /var ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 2
 #/dev/sd0f /tmp ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 2
 /dev/sd0b /tmp mfs rw,nodev,nosuid,-s=153600 0 0
diff --git a/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 b/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
index 963229301c7..3a827d232c4 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.80 2003/04/14 06:51:48 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.81 2003/05/10 06:33:38 jmc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Marshall M. Midden
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ Example:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 # cat /etc/fstab
 /dev/sd0a / ffs rw 1 1
-/dev/sd0b none swap sw 0 0
 /dev/sd0d /usr ffs rw,nodev 1 2
 /dev/sd0e /var ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 3
 /dev/sd0g /tmp ffs rw,nodev,nosuid 1 4
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ Filesystem  1024-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
 
 # pstat -s
 Device      512-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Priority
-/dev/sd0b       131072    84656    46416    65%    0
+swap_device     131072    84656    46416    65%    0
 .Ed
 .Pp
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