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==================== Changes in man-pages-3.69 ====================
Released: 2014-06-14, Munich
Contributors
------------
The following people contributed patches/fixes or (noted in brackets
in the changelog below) reports, notes, and ideas that have been
incorporated in changes in this release:
Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@xxxxxxx>
Jan Chaloupka <jchaloup@xxxxxxxxxx>
Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Marko Myllynen <myllynen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>
Peng Haitao <penght@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@xxxxxxx>
Qian Lei <qianl.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Rasmus Villemoes <rv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Walter Harms <wharms@xxxxxx>
Yuri Kozlov <yuray@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Apologies if I missed anyone!
New and rewritten pages
-----------------------
iconv.1
Marko Myllynen [Michael Kerrisk]
New page for the iconv(1) command
iconvconfig.8
Marko Myllynen
New page for iconvconfig(8)
Newly documented interfaces in existing pages
---------------------------------------------
fcntl.2
Jeff Layton, Michael Kerrisk
Document open file description locks
As provided by the fcntl() operations F_OFD_SETLK,
F_OFD_SETLKW, and F_OFD_GETLK
Changes to individual pages
---------------------------
locale.1
Marko Myllynen
Add FILES section, add charmap(5) reference
Marko Myllynen
Align with recent charmap(5) / repertoiremap(5) changes
execve.2
Michael Kerrisk [NeilBrown]
Before kernel 2.6.0, RLIMIT_NPROC had no effect for set*uid()
Michael Kerrisk [Vasiliy Kulikov]
RLIMIT_NPROC is checked only if preceded by set*uid()
Michael Kerrisk [Vasiliy Kulikov, NeilBrown, KOSAKI Motohiro]
Document EAGAIN error
See also https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42704
fcntl.2
Michael Kerrisk
Detail the limitations of traditional (process-associated) locks
Michael Kerrisk [Jeff Layton]
Describe how to check whether the kernel supports a particular command
Michael Kerrisk
ERRORS: add EINVAL for invalid 'cmd'
Michael Kerrisk
Add para introducing advisory locks and noting existence of OFD locks
Michael Kerrisk [Jeff Layton]
Add notes on F_SETLKW deadlock detection and its limitations
Michael Kerrisk
Add an explicit note that mandatory locking is not in POSIX
Michael Kerrisk
Rewrite introductory paragraphs on mandatory locking
Make the structure more logical, and also explicitly mention
OFD locks.
Michael Kerrisk [Jeff Layton]
Reword discussion of mandatory lock bug a little
Jeff Layton confirmed that the bug remains even in modern kernels.
Michael Kerrisk
Explain POSIX background to EACCES/EAGAIN error for F_GETLK
Michael Kerrisk
Add NOTES subhead for record locking and NFS
Michael Kerrisk [NeilBrown]
Note treatment of locks when an NFS client loses contact with the server
Michael Kerrisk [NeilBrown]
Refine discussion of locks when NFSv4 client loses contact with server
Michael Kerrisk [Jeff Layton]
nfsv4leasetime controls the "contact lost" interval for NFSv4
Jeff Layton:
flock.2
Michael Kerrisk
In some modern BSDs, fcntl() and flock() locks do interact
So, reword and extend the discussion of this topic in NOTES.
Michael Kerrisk
Move NOTES text describing implementation of flock()
Michael Kerrisk [NeilBrown]
Add more details on NFS, including Linux 2.6.37 changes
Also: move NOTES text describing interaction of fcntl()
and flock() locks.
fork.2
Michael Kerrisk
Add notes on inheritance of flock() and OFD locks across fork()
lseek.2
Michael Kerrisk
Add reference to open(2) for discussion of file descriptors and OFDs
open.2
Michael Kerrisk
Rework and extend the discussion of open file descriptions
open_by_handle_at.2
Rasmus Villemoes
Add reference to feature_test_macros(7)
recvmmsg.2
Rasmus Villemoes
Add reference to feature_test_macros(7)
remap_file_pages.2
Michael Kerrisk [Kirill A. Shutemov]
Note that remap_file_pages() is deprecated
sendmmsg.2
Rasmus Villemoes
Add reference to feature_test_macros(7)
seteuid.2
Michael Kerrisk
seteuid() and setegid() are implemented as library functions
Michael Kerrisk
Error checking should always be performed, even when caller is UID 0
setresuid.2
Michael Kerrisk
Document EAGAIN error that can occur after kernel alloc_uid() failure
Michael Kerrisk
Since Linux 3.1, the EAGAIN case for RLIMIT_NPROC no longer occurs
Michael Kerrisk
Correct the description of the EAGAIN error
Michael Kerrisk
Error checking should always be performed, even when caller is UID 0
setreuid.2
Michael Kerrisk
Document EAGAIN error that can occur after kernel alloc_uid() failure
Michael Kerrisk
Error checking should always be performed, even when caller is UID 0
Michael Kerrisk
Add EAGAIN error for hitting RLIMIT_NPROC limit
Michael Kerrisk
Since Linux 3.1, the EAGAIN case for RLIMIT_NPROC no longer occurs
setuid.2
Michael Kerrisk
Document EAGAIN error that can occur after kernel alloc_uid() failure
Michael Kerrisk
Correct the description of the EAGAIN error
Michael Kerrisk
Error checking should always be performed, even when caller is UID 0
Michael Kerrisk
Since Linux 3.1, the EAGAIN case for RLIMIT_NPROC no longer occurs
statfs.2
Cyril Hrubis
Update MAGIC constants
Most of the updates are taken from /usr/include/linux/magic.h,
some were found by grepping the Linux source code.
Cyril Hrubis [Michael Kerrisk]
fstatfs(2) was broken on file descriptors from pipe(2)
syscalls.2
Michael Kerrisk
Note that remap_file_pages() is deprecated
basename.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions basename() and dirname() are thread safe.
catgets.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function catgets() is thread safe.
getdate.3
Rasmus Villemoes
Use blank definition of _GNU_SOURCE in example program
getdirentries.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function getdirentries() is thread safe.
getdtablesize.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function getdtablesize() is thread safe.
iconv.3
Qian Lei [Peng Haitao]
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function iconv() is thread safe.
Michael Kerrisk
SEE ALSO: add iconvconfig(8)
lockf.3
Qian Lei [Peng Haitao]
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function lockf() is thread safe.
malloc_get_state.3
Rasmus Villemoes
SYNOPSIS: use correct header
The nonstandard functions malloc_set_state() and
malloc_get_state() are provided by <malloc.h> not <stdlib.h>.
malloc_usable_size.3
Qian Lei
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function malloc_usable_size() is thread safe.
matherr.3
Qian Lei [Peng Haitao]
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function matherr() is thread safe.
mkdtemp.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function mkdtemp() is thread safe.
mkstemp.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions mkstemp(), mkostemp(), mkstemps() and mkostemps()
are thread safe.
mq_close.3
Qian Lei
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function mq_close() is thread safe.
mq_getattr.3
Qian Lei
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The functions mq_getattr() and mq_setattr() are thread safe.
mq_open.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function mq_open() is thread safe.
mq_receive.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions mq_receive() and mq_timedreceive() are thread safe.
mq_send.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions mq_send() and mq_timedsend() are thread safe.
mq_unlink.3
Qian Lei
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function mq_unlink() is thread safe.
posix_fallocate.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function posix_fallocate() is thread safe.
posix_openpt.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function posix_openpt() is thread safe.
siginterrupt.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is not thread-safe
The function siginterrupt() is not thread safe.
system.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function system() is thread safe.
charmap.5
Marko Myllynen
Update to match current glibc
charmap(5) was outdated, bring it to closer to reality by fixing
syntax descriptions to match current glibc code and practices,
adding missing options, removing obsolete comments and references,
and removing now incorrect examples.
locale.5
Marko Myllynen
Clarify AM/PM settings a bit
localedef(1) complains if really undefined, should be empty instead.
Also: add some SEE ALSO references.
Marko Myllynen
Document glibc conventions regarding days and week
Based on existing practice and glibc community wiki page at
https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Locales
proc.5
Michael Kerrisk [Jan Chaloupka, Walter Harms]
Add a brief description of /proc/fs
repertoiremap.5
Marko Myllynen
New page for repertoiremap(5)
Rather obsolete feature but localedef(1) refers to repertoiremaps.
bootparam.7
Petr Gajdos
Describe 'rootflags' and 'rootdelay' kernel parameters
Patch based on text from Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
charsets.7
Marko Myllynen
Update to reflect past developments
Rewrite the introduction to make Unicode's prominence more obvious.
Reformulate parts of the text to reflect current Unicode world.
Minor clarification for ASCII/ISO sections, some other minor fixes.
Marko Myllynen
List CJK encodings in the order of C, J, K
environ.7
Michael Kerrisk
SEE ALSO: add env(1), printenv(1), ld.so(8)
locale.7
Marko Myllynen
Add some SEE ALSO references
man-pages.7
Michael Kerrisk
Note that .TH 'date' field is nowadays automatically updated by scripts
signal.7
Michael Kerrisk
Describe EINTR semantics for recvmmsg(2)
Michael Kerrisk
Clarify text describing EINTR semantics for socket interfaces
unicode.7
Marko Myllynen
Update to reflect past developments
The unicode(7) page will look more modern with few small changes:
- drop old BUGS section, editors cope with UTF-8 ok these days,
and perhaps the state-of-the-art is better described elsewhere
anyway than in a man page
- drop old suggestion about avoiding combined characters
- refer to LANANA for Linux zone, add registry file reference
- drop a reference to an inactive/dead mailing list
- update some reference URLs
utf-8.7
Marko Myllynen
Drop an old comment about UTF-8 replacing ISO 8859
And add locale(1) under SEE ALSO.
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