Re: proc(5): minor text updates

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Hi Michael,

On 08/13/12 09:35, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>> while reading the /proc/[pid]/stat part in proc(5), I noticed two minor
>> issues that should be fixed:
>> 
>> 1. The text reads: "flags %u (%lu before Linux 2.6.22) kernel flags word
>> of the process. For bit meanings, see  the  PF_*  defines  in
>> <linux/sched.h>."
>> 
>> PF_* is obvisously wrong. It should be CLONE_*.
> 
> I haven't looked closely, but I think PF_* is correct. Why do you think
> it's wrong?

To my understanding, flags contains process flags (i.e., CLONE_*), which
are defined in <linux/sched.h>. PF_* flags, on the other hand, specify
protocol flags. Those are not related to <linux/sched.h> at all, but defined
in <bits/socket.h>

Best regards
Tolga Dalman


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