Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:34:56 +0200 | From | "Michael Kerrisk" <> | Subject | Re: [patch] F_GETPATH for linux |
| |
On 4/14/08, Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > > On Monday 14 April 2008, Davide Libenzi wrote: > > > I was working on some bsd/linux compatibility code, and I noticed that we > > > do not have F_GETPATH. I know we can readlink /proc/PID/fd/FD (that is > > > what I'm doing now, under #ifdef), but I gave a patch a shot anyway. > > > Here it is, building but untested ... > > > > I reviewed the code path for compat_sys_fcntl{,64} for this patch, looks > > good in that respect. > > > > > +error: > > > + free_page((unsigned long) buf); > > > + return size; > > > +} > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(fcntl_getpath); > > > + > > > > Procfs cannot be a module, and there are no other users of this function, > > so why do you export it? > > > Springtime export fever? :) > I dropped the export. I'll repost as soon as I've five minutes to reboot > my box (to test the thing a little).
Davide,
Please CC me on all kernel-userland API changes, so that I can watch for changes that may be needed for man-pages.
Cheers,
Michael
-- I'll likely only see replies if they are CCed to mtk.manpages at gmail dot com
| |