Re: [patch] io_submit.2: fix the description of aio_data

["Michael Kerrisk (man-opages)" <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

On 1/18/19 9:32 AM, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> aio_data is not a kernel-internal field.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx>


Thanks. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael

> diff --git a/man2/io_submit.2 b/man2/io_submit.2
> index c15db3f41..d5253d1cf 100644
> --- a/man2/io_submit.2
> +++ b/man2/io_submit.2
> @@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ struct iocb {
>   The fields of this structure are as follows:
>   .TP
>   .I aio_data
> -This is an internal field used by the kernel.
> -Do not modify this field after an
> -.BR io_submit (2)
> -call.
> +This data is copied into the
> +.I data
> +field of the
> +.I io_event
> +structure upon I/O completion (see io_getevents(2)).
>   .TP
>   .I aio_key
>   This is an internal field used by the kernel.