Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH

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On 07/22/13 10:46, Peter Schiffer wrote:
> On 07/20/2013 10:56 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>> On 07/20/13 13:40, Al Viro wrote:
>>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:35:59AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>>>> Hello Al et al,
>>>>
>>>> Documenting O_PATH fell by the wayside last year
>>>> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.man/2790) as I got distracted
>>>> with other tasks. A recent prod or two have reminded me restart this.
>>>> I have the following patch queued to document O_PATH.
>>>>
>>>> Could you please review. I've provided the O_PATH doc both as
>>>> formatted text, for ease of reviewing, and as a patch and entire file
>>>> (attached).
>>>
>>> Seems to be mostly correct; the only thing missing is that F_GETFL is also
>>> allowed (and return value will contain O_PATH for such descriptors).  Had
>>> been there since the very beginning...
>>
>> Thanks, Al. I have added that piece.
>>
> 
> Michael,
> 
> there is a typo within added piece:

Thanks, Peter. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael



> diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
> index c61ea7f..ef0f664 100644
> --- a/man2/open.2
> +++ b/man2/open.2
> @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ and
>   .IP *
>   Retrieving open file status flags using the
>   .BR fcntl (2)
> -.BR F_GETFD
> +.BR F_GETFL
>   operation: the returned flags will include the bit
>   .BR O_PATH .
> 
> 
> 

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