Re: [PATCH] readv.2: document RWF_NOWAIT

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On Thu, Nov 09, 2017 at 02:40:38PM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> > The phrasing is a bit tortured ... try this:
> >
> > .TP
> > .BR RWF_NOWAIT " (since Linux 4.14)"
> > Do not wait for data which is not immediately available.
> > If this flag is specified the
> > .BR preadv2 ()
> > system call will return instantly if it would have to read data from
> > the backing storage or wait for a lock.
> > If some data was successfully read, it will return the number of bytes read.
> > If no bytes were read, it will return -1 and set
> > .IR errno to
> > .BR EAGAIN .
> > This flag is meaningful only for
> > .BR preadv2 ()
> > at the moment.
> > .\" commit 3239d834847627b6634a4139cf1dc58f6f137a46
> > .\" commit 91f9943e1c7b6638f27312d03fe71fcc67b23571
> 
> What are your thoughts on Matthew's proposed rewording?

The look good to me.  I'll try to find some time to respin the patch
with them incorporated.
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