Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 8 Apr 2006 23:07:36 +0200 (MEST) | From | "Michael Kerrisk" <> | Subject | man-pages-2.29 is released |
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Gidday,
I recently released man-pages-2.29, which can be found at the location in the .sig. A list of some notable changes can be found further down in this message
*** A request ***
Manual pages for the follwoing system calls are notably absent from the man-pages set. Contributions would be most welcome.
add_key(2) (new in kernel 2.6.10) keyctl(2) (new in kernel 2.6.10) request_key(2) (new in kernel 2.6.10) See: Documentation/keys.txt Documentation/keys-request-key.txt
ioprio_get(2) (new in kernel 2.6.13) ioprio_set(2) (new in kernel 2.6.13) See: Documentation/block/ioprio.txt
restart_syscall(2) (new in kernel 2.6)
kexec_load(2) (new in kernel 2.6.13)
migrate_pages(2) (new in kernel 2.6.16) See Documentation/vm/page_migration
2.29 Changes ============
Changes in this release that may be of interest to readers of this list include the following:
New pages ---------
mkdirat.2 mtk New page describing mkdirat(2), new in 2.6.16.
mknodat.2 mtk New page describing mknodat(2), new in 2.6.16.
core.5 mtk New page describing core dump files.
mkfifoat.3 mtk New page describing mkfifoat(3).
Changes to individual pages ---------------------------
getrlimit.2 mtk Added BUGS text on 2.6.x handling of RLIMIT_CPU limit of zero seconds. See http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=112256338703880&w=2
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The man-pages set contains sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the manual pages. These sections describe the following:
2: (Linux) system calls 3: (libc) library functions 4: Devices 5: File formats and protocols 7: Overview pages, conventions, etc.
As far as this list is concerned the most relevant parts are: all of sections 2 and 4, which describe kernel-userland interfaces; in section 5, the proc(5) manual page, which attempts (it's always catching up) to be a comprehensive description of /proc; and various pages in section 7, some of which are overview pages of kernel features (e.g., networking protocols).
If you make a change to a kernel-userland interface, or observe a discrepancy between the manual pages and reality, would you please send me (at mtk-manpages@gmx.net ) one of the following (in decreasing order of preference):
1. An in-line "diff -u" patch with text changes for the corresponding manual page. (The most up-to-date version of the manual pages can always be found at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages or ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/manpages .)
2. Some raw text describing the changes, which I can then integrate into the appropriate manual page.
3. A message alerting me that some part of the manual pages does not correspond to reality. Eventually, I will try to remedy the situation.
Obviously, as we get further down this list, more of my time is required, and things may go slower, especially when the changes concern some part of the kernel that I am ignorant about and I can't find someone to assist.
Cheers,
Michael
-- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7
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