Hi Chris, On 2023-08-25 03:07, bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217821 > > Bug ID: 217821 > Summary: document that Linux' open(2) uses ENXIO in case of > sockets, while POSIX mandates EOPNOTSUPP > Product: Documentation > Version: unspecified > Hardware: All > OS: Linux > Status: NEW > Severity: enhancement > Priority: P3 > Component: man-pages > Assignee: documentation_man-pages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Reporter: calestyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Regression: No > > Hey. > > It seems that under Linux, when using a socket file with the open(2) family of > functions, the error is: >> ENXIO The file is a UNIX domain socket. > > OTOH, POSIX specifies[0]: >> [EOPNOTSUPP] >> The path argument names a socket. > > > Maybe it makes sense to document that? Possibly right at the ENXIO descripton > and even additionally in the STANDARDS section? > > I could write a patch if you tell me which you like. Sure. Please check the ./CONTRIBUTING file in the repository. Cheers, Alex -- <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> GPG key fingerprint: A9348594CE31283A826FBDD8D57633D441E25BB5
