Re: [PATCH 1/4] io_cancel.2: fix up the description

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On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The description for this sytem call was a bit inaccurate.  Cyril
> still takes issue with my wording, so this is up for further
> word-smithing, I think.  I'm open to suggestions.

Cyril, do you have any comment?

Thanks,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man2/io_cancel.2 |    8 ++++----
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man2/io_cancel.2 b/man2/io_cancel.2
> index 0f974ed..6adddf3 100644
> --- a/man2/io_cancel.2
> +++ b/man2/io_cancel.2
> @@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ attempts to cancel an asynchronous I/O operation previously submitted with
>  .BR io_submit (2).
>  The
>  .I ctx_id
> -argument is the AIO context ID of the operation to be canceled.
> -If the AIO context is found, the event will be canceled and then copied
> -into the memory pointed to by \fIresult\fP without being placed
> -into the completion queue.
> +argument is the AIO context ID into which the operation was submitted.
> +If the operation is successfully canceled, the event will be copied into
> +the memory pointed to by \fIresult\fP without being placed into the
> +completion queue.
>  .SH RETURN VALUE
>  On success,
>  .BR io_cancel ()
> --
> 1.7.1
>



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Michael Kerrisk
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Author of "The Linux Programming Interface"; http://man7.org/tlpi/
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