)On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:00, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:32:50 +0000 > Michael Witten <mfwitten@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> + <para> >> + For code called in user context, errors are reported via >> + return values rather than through something like C's 'errno'; > > "Errno" is not used regardless of whether a function is called from > process context; bringing it in here can only create confusion. I was trying to keep the same spirit of the original introductory text. Moreover, it is important to note that 'errno' is not just brought up, but explicitly pointed out: > **rather than** through **something like** Bringing up 'errno' in this way explicitly highlights a confusion that may already exist due to the kernel's variation on error number usage. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
