Re: [PATCH v5] prctl.2: Document Syscall User Dispatch

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On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 at 21:41, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
<alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 12/28/20 9:06 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 at 19:24, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
> > <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Michael & Gabriel,
> >>
> >> I disagree on a comment; see below.
> >>
> >> On 12/24/20 10:18 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> >>> Hello Gabriel,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the revisions!
> >>>
> >> [...]
> >>>> +.IP
> >>>> +When
> >>>> +.I arg2
> >>>> +is set to
> >>>> +.BR PR_SYS_DISPATCH_ON ,
> >>>> +.I arg3
> >>>> +and
> >>>> +.I arg4
> >>>> +respectively identify the
> >>>> +.I offset
> >>>> +and
> >>>> +.I length
> >>>> +of a single contiguous memory region in the process map
> >>>> +from where system calls are always allowed to be executed,
> >>>> +regardless of the switch variable
> >>>> +(Typically, this area would include the area of memory
> >>>> +containing the C library).
> >>>
> >>> s/)./.)/
> >>
> >> That point is ending the full sentence starting at 'When',
> >
> > I see it the other. The piece in parentheses is a free-standing idea
> > that should be (parenthetical) sentence on its own.
> >
> > But, if that was not the case, your points below would hold.
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I see; but there still isn't any separator between '... switch
> variable', and 'arg5 points to ...'.
>
> Would you then do?:
>
> [
> +regardless of the switch variable_._
> ]
>
> Or what?

Oh yes. I missed that. That period also needs to be added!

Cheers,

Michael



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