Re: man page for syscall delete_module is outdated

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Hi,

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 11:17:29AM +0300, Александр Офицеров wrote:
> Found out that man page for delete_module syscall is outdated.
> The behaviour described there doesn't match to code, specifically for
> unloading module if its have no refcnt. Parameter O_NONBLOCK described in
> man doesn't exist anymore in kernel versions 3.13+, which is quite old, only
> O_TRUNC parameter present for actual kernel version, O_NONBLOCK does
> nothing.
> I've also opened an issue on bugzilla:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218489

Would you mind suggesting a patch?  Also, would you mind showing your
findings in the kernel code?

See also:
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/CONTRIBUTING>
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/CONTRIBUTING.d/bugs>
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/CONTRIBUTING.d/patches>
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/CONTRIBUTING.d/mail>

Have a lovely day!
Alex

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