Re: [PATCH] resolv.conf.5: Add option no-aaaa to the resolv.conf manual page

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Hi Lukas,

On 4/13/23 22:34, Lukas Javorsky wrote:
> Okay, I'll send the patch as a file attachment.
> 
> Does this work?

Yes.  Patch applied.

Thanks,
Alex

> 
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 10:50 PM Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Lukas,
>>
>> On 4/12/23 17:18, Lukas Javorsky wrote:
>>> Sorry, attaching it as plain text again so it doesn't break the
>> formatting
>>
>> I didn't receive the attachment.  The email doesn't apply; sorry.  Could
>> you
>> try some different method?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>> index 6af8b4e92..7e207b0f4 100644
>>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>> @@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ which causes round-robin selection of name
>>> servers from among those listed.
>>>  This has the effect of spreading the query load among all listed
>> servers,
>>>  rather than having all clients try the first listed server first every
>> time.
>>>  .TP
>>> +.B no\-aaaa (since glibc 2.36)
>>> +.\" f282cdbe7f436c75864e5640a409a10485e9abb2
>>> +Sets
>>> +.B RES_NOAAAA
>>> +in
>>> +.IR _res.options ,
>>> +which suppresses AAAA queries made by the stub resolver,
>>> +including AAAA lookups triggered by NSS-based interfaces such as
>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3).
>>> +Only DNS lookups are affected: IPv6 data in
>>> +.BR hosts (5)
>>> +is still used,
>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3)
>>> +with
>>> +.B AI_PASSIVE
>>> +will stillproduce IPv6 addresses,
>>> +and configured IPv6 name servers are still used.
>>> +To produce correct Name Error (NXDOMAIN) results,
>>> +AAAA queries are translated to A queries.
>>> +This option is intended preliminary for diagnostic purposes,
>>> +to rule out that AAAA DNS queries have adverse impact.
>>> +It is incompatible with EDNS0 usage and DNSSEC validation by
>> applications.
>>> +.TP
>>>  .B no\-check\-names
>>>  .\" since glibc 2.2
>>>  Sets
>>> --
>>> 2.39.2
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 5:17 PM Lukas Javorsky <ljavorsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've recreated it and tried the git apply which worked just fine,
>> hopefully, it works for you as well.
>>>> I had some issues there, which probably caused the corrupt error.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>> index 6af8b4e92..7e207b0f4 100644
>>>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>> @@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ which causes round-robin selection of name servers
>> from among those listed.
>>>>  This has the effect of spreading the query load among all listed
>> servers,
>>>>  rather than having all clients try the first listed server first every
>> time.
>>>>  .TP
>>>> +.B no\-aaaa (since glibc 2.36)
>>>> +.\" f282cdbe7f436c75864e5640a409a10485e9abb2
>>>> +Sets
>>>> +.B RES_NOAAAA
>>>> +in
>>>> +.IR _res.options ,
>>>> +which suppresses AAAA queries made by the stub resolver,
>>>> +including AAAA lookups triggered by NSS-based interfaces such as
>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3).
>>>> +Only DNS lookups are affected: IPv6 data in
>>>> +.BR hosts (5)
>>>> +is still used,
>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3)
>>>> +with
>>>> +.B AI_PASSIVE
>>>> +will stillproduce IPv6 addresses,
>>>> +and configured IPv6 name servers are still used.
>>>> +To produce correct Name Error (NXDOMAIN) results,
>>>> +AAAA queries are translated to A queries.
>>>> +This option is intended preliminary for diagnostic purposes,
>>>> +to rule out that AAAA DNS queries have adverse impact.
>>>> +It is incompatible with EDNS0 usage and DNSSEC validation by
>> applications.
>>>> +.TP
>>>>  .B no\-check\-names
>>>>  .\" since glibc 2.2
>>>>  Sets
>>>> --
>>>> 2.39.2
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 7:26 PM Alejandro Colomar <
>> alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Lukas,
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/11/23 10:43, Lukas Javorsky wrote:
>>>>>> I fixed the issues you pointed out, thank you for that.
>>>>>
>>>>> $ git apply patches/Re\:\ \[PATCH\]\ resolv.conf.5\:\ Add\ option\
>> no-aaaa\ to\ the\ resolv.conf\ manual\ page\ -\ Lukas\ Javorsky\ \<
>> ljavorsk@xxxxxxxxxx\>\ -\ 2023-04-11\ 1043.eml
>>>>> error: corrupt patch at line 118
>>>>>
>>>>> After manually fixing that in the patch (which was due to your mailer
>>>>> inserting line breaks), it fails with:
>>>>>
>>>>> $ git apply patches/Re\:\ \[PATCH\]\ resolv.conf.5\:\ Add\ option\
>> no-aaaa\ to\ the\ resolv.conf\ manual\ page\ -\ Lukas\ Javorsky\ \<
>> ljavorsk@xxxxxxxxxx\>\ -\ 2023-04-11\ 1043.eml
>>>>> error: patch failed: man5/resolv.conf.5:200
>>>>> error: man5/resolv.conf.5: patch does not apply
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure what's the reason for this; maybe some strange character;
>>>>> I can't see problems by visual inspection.  Can you resend including
>>>>> a copy attached so that the mailer can't break it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Alex
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>> index 6af8b4e92..2dd051556 100644
>>>>>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>> @@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ which causes round-robin selection of name
>>>>>> servers from among those listed.
>>>>>>  This has the effect of spreading the query load among all listed
>> servers,
>>>>>>  rather than having all clients try the first listed server first
>> every time.
>>>>>>  .TP
>>>>>> +.B no\-aaaa (since glibc 2.36)
>>>>>> +.\" f282cdbe7f436c75864e5640a409a10485e9abb2
>>>>>> +Sets
>>>>>> +.B RES_NOAAAA
>>>>>> +in
>>>>>> +.IR _res.options ,
>>>>>> +which suppresses AAAA queries made by the stub resolver,
>>>>>> +including AAAA lookups triggered by NSS-based interfaces such as
>>>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3).
>>>>>> +Only DNS lookups are affected: IPv6 data in
>>>>>> +.BR hosts (5)
>>>>>> +is still used,
>>>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3)
>>>>>> +with
>>>>>> +.B AI_PASSIVE
>>>>>> +will stillproduce IPv6 addresses,
>>>>>> +and configured IPv6 name servers are still used.
>>>>>> +To produce correct Name Error (NXDOMAIN) results,
>>>>>> +AAAA queries are translated to A queries.
>>>>>> +This option is intended preliminary for diagnostic purposes,
>>>>>> +to rule out that AAAA DNS queries have adverse impact.
>>>>>> +It is incompatible with EDNS0 usage and DNSSEC validation by
>> applications.
>>>>>> +.TP
>>>>>>  .B no\-check\-names
>>>>>>  .\" since glibc 2.2
>>>>>>  Sets
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 2.39.2
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you see anything else, please let me know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 3:22 PM Alejandro Colomar <
>> alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Lukas,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/6/23 15:11, Lukas Javorsky wrote:
>>>>>>>> Reference:
>> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2022-June/139549.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the patch.  Please see a few comments below.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BTW, your mailer screws the patch; please send a copy attached
>> together
>>>>>>> with the inline patch in the email, so I can respond to the inline
>> one
>>>>>>> but apply the attached one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>>>> index 6af8b4e92..2dd051556 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>>>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>>>>>>>> @@ -200,6 +200,27 @@ which causes round-robin selection of name
>> servers
>>>>>>>> from among those listed.
>>>>>>>>  This has the effect of spreading the query load among all listed
>> servers,
>>>>>>>>  rather than having all clients try the first listed server first
>> every
>>>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>>>  .TP
>>>>>>>> +.B no\-aaaa (since glibc 2.36)
>>>>>>>> +.\" f282cdbe7f436c75864e5640a409a10485e9abb2
>>>>>>>> +Sets
>>>>>>>> +.BR RES_NOAAAA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This adds a warning:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> an.tmac:man5/resolv.conf.5:206: style: .BR expects at least 2
>> arguments, got 1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You should use '.B', not '.BR'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please check this for preventing new warnings:
>>>>>>> <
>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/CONTRIBUTING#n132
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (Although I'm not sure if this warning is only enabled in a version
>>>>>>> of groff(1) that you probably don't have.  :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +in
>>>>>>>> +.IR _res.options ,
>>>>>>>> +which suppresses AAAA queries made by the stub
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please use semantic newlines.  See man-pages(7):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Use semantic newlines
>>>>>>>        In the source of a manual page, new sentences should be
>> started
>>>>>>>        on  new  lines,  long  sentences  should be split into lines
>> at
>>>>>>>        clause breaks (commas, semicolons, colons, and so on), and
>> long
>>>>>>>        clauses should be split at phrase boundaries.  This
>> convention,
>>>>>>>        sometimes known as "semantic newlines", makes it easier to
>> see
>>>>>>>        the  effect of patches, which often operate at the level of
>> in‐
>>>>>>>        dividual sentences, clauses, or phrases.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +resolver, including AAAA lookups triggered by NSS-based interfaces
>>>>>>>> +such as
>>>>>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3).
>>>>>>>> +Only DNS lookups are affected: IPv6 data in
>>>>>>>> +.BR hosts (5)
>>>>>>>> +is still used,
>>>>>>>> +.BR getaddrinfo (3)
>>>>>>>> +with AI_PASSIVE will still
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> .B AI_PASSIVE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (I see it's not formatted in other locations in this file; that seems
>>>>>>> a bug.)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +produce IPv6 addresses, and configured IPv6 name servers are still
>>>>>>>> +used. To produce correct Name Error (NXDOMAIN) results, AAAA
>> queries
>>>>>>>> +are translated to A queries. This option is intended preliminary
>>>>>>>> +for diagnostic purposes, to rule out that AAAA DNS queries have
>> adverse
>>>>>>>> impact.
>>>>>>>> +It is incompatible with EDNS0 usage and DNSSEC validation by
>> applications.
>>>>>>>> +.TP
>>>>>>>>  .B no\-check\-names
>>>>>>>>  .\" since glibc 2.2
>>>>>>>>  Sets
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> 2.39.2
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
>>>>>>> GPG key fingerprint: A9348594CE31283A826FBDD8D57633D441E25BB5
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
>>>>> GPG key fingerprint: A9348594CE31283A826FBDD8D57633D441E25BB5
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> S pozdravom/ Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Lukáš Javorský
>>>>
>>>> Software Engineer, Core service - Databases
>>>>
>>>> Red Hat
>>>>
>>>> Purkyňova 115 (TPB-C)
>>>>
>>>> 612 00 Brno - Královo Pole
>>>>
>>>> ljavorsk@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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>>
> 
> 

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