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SubjectRe: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
On 07/20/2013 10:56 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> On 07/20/13 13:40, Al Viro wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:35:59AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>>> Hello Al et al,
>>>
>>> Documenting O_PATH fell by the wayside last year
>>> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.man/2790) as I got distracted
>>> with other tasks. A recent prod or two have reminded me restart this.
>>> I have the following patch queued to document O_PATH.
>>>
>>> Could you please review. I've provided the O_PATH doc both as
>>> formatted text, for ease of reviewing, and as a patch and entire file
>>> (attached).
>>
>> Seems to be mostly correct; the only thing missing is that F_GETFL is also
>> allowed (and return value will contain O_PATH for such descriptors). Had
>> been there since the very beginning...
>
> Thanks, Al. I have added that piece.
>

Michael,

there is a typo within added piece:

diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index c61ea7f..ef0f664 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ and
.IP *
Retrieving open file status flags using the
.BR fcntl (2)
-.BR F_GETFD
+.BR F_GETFL
operation: the returned flags will include the bit
.BR O_PATH .



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