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SubjectRe: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
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.

Cheers,

Michael



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