Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:10:05 GMT From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/142816: [patch] namei(9) return values Message-ID: <201001141510.o0EFA5bQ013091@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/142816; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: Lachlan Kang <LCRTRIfFu91c710azO2Y@live.co.uk>, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/142816: [patch] namei(9) return values Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:30:43 -0500 On Thursday 14 January 2010 12:20:54 am Lachlan Kang wrote: > > >Number: 142816 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: [patch] namei(9) return values > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Thu Jan 14 05:30:02 UTC 2010 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Lachlan Kang > >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE > >Organization: > >Environment: > >Description: > The manpage namei(9) does not specify the return value of the function namei(). > The function namei() returns 0 on success, or errno on failure. > I skimmed through the namei() source code (src/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c) and added a simple RETURN VALUES and ERRORS section to the namei(9) manpage. > The error code descriptions were simply copied from intro(2). > >How-To-Repeat: > man 9 namei > >Fix: > Add a RETURN VALUES and ERRORS section to namei(9). > > Patch attached with submission follows: Thanks! I've modified this slightly (added missing line breaks to ease translation work) and changed the error descriptions to more closely match what is used in open(2). -- John Baldwin
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