document the memoryview object a little
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index aa60be9..252ef02 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -665,9 +665,8 @@
 
 .. function:: memoryview(obj)
 
-   Return a "memory view" object created from the given argument.
-   
-   XXX: To be documented.
+   Return a "memory view" object created from the given argument.  See
+   :ref:`typememoryview` for more information.
 
 
 .. function:: min(iterable[, args...], *[, key])