Re: [PATCH] delete_module.2: Update man to actual syscall behaviour

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Hi Dmitry, Alexander,

On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 08:18:30PM +0200, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 12:21:44PM +0300, Alexander Ofitserov wrote:
> > Parameter O_NONBLOCK described in man doesn't exist anymore
> > in kernel versions 3.13+, which is quite old,
> 
> I suggest mentioning the Linux kernel commit id that removed O_NONBLOCK
> support, which seems to be 3f2b9c9cdf389e303b2273679af08aab5f153517
> aka v3.13-rc1~83^2~5.
> 
> > only O_TRUNC parameter present for actual kernel version,
> > O_NONBLOCK does nothing.
> 
> While it's vital to document the current kernel behavior,
> I wish a description of the historical behavior is also retained.

Thanks!  You could describe the old behavior in the HISTORY section.

Have a lovely day!
Alex

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