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doc: shorten lock_all description

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Miroslav Lichvar 2021-08-18 14:35:00 +02:00
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@ -2503,12 +2503,9 @@ under which *chronyd* is normally running (to allow *chronyd* to re-read the
file when the <<chronyc.adoc#rekey,*rekey*>> command is issued by *chronyc*).
[[lock_all]]*lock_all*::
The *lock_all* directive will lock chronyd into RAM so that it will never be
paged out. This mode is supported on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris. This
directive uses the POSIX *mlockall()* system call to prevent *chronyd* from
ever being swapped out. This should result in lower and more consistent
latency. It should not have significant impact on performance as *chronyd's*
memory usage is modest. The *mlockall(2)* man page has more details.
The *lock_all* directive will lock the *chronyd* process into RAM so that it
will never be paged out. This can result in lower and more consistent latency.
The directive is supported on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris.
[[pidfile]]*pidfile* _file_::
Unless *chronyd* is started with the *-Q* option, it writes its process ID