Re: [PATCH v5 20/35] api-lockfile: document edge cases

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On 09/17/2014 12:23 AM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Michael Haggerty wrote:
> 
>> * Document the behavior of commit_lock_file() when it fails, namely
>>   that it rolls back the lock_file object and sets errno
>>   appropriately.
>>
>> * Document the behavior of rollback_lock_file() when called for a
>>   lock_file object that has already been committed or rolled back,
>>   namely that it is a NOOP.
> 
> I think this would be easier to read in a separate error handling
> section.  That way, when writing new code using the lockfile API,
> I can quickly find what functions to use and quickly find out what
> the error handling conventions are --- each use of the documentation
> wouldn't interfere with the other.

I added a little blurb in the error handling section explaining how
commit_lock_file() and close_lock_file() behave on failure, but I left
the detailed information in the sections on those functions because I
couldn't find a graceful way to put all of the information in the error
handling sections.

If you have a concrete suggestion, as they say, "patches are welcome" :-)

Michael

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