Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:01:27 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, Maxim Konovalov <maxim@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/ufs/ufs ufs_vnops.c Message-ID: <20060601100126.GA43737@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060601094950.GU21998@submonkey.net> References: <200605311315.k4VDFUhD093628@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060601023523.GA80617@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20060601094950.GU21998@submonkey.net>
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On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 10:49:50AM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 12:05:23PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > On Wednesday, 31 May 2006 at 13:15:29 +0000, Maxim Konovalov wrote: > > > maxim 2006-05-31 13:15:29 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/ufs/ufs ufs_vnops.c > > > Log: > > > o According to POSIX, the result of ftruncate(2) is unspecified > > > for file types other than VREG, VDIR and shared memory objects. > > > We already handle VREG, VLNK and VDIR cases. Silently ignore > > > > > > Revision Changes Path > > > 1.276 +22 -4 src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c > > > > Is this worth a man page update? > > Undoubtedly. Does the attached look like enough? I'm not sure if we > want to add a STANDARDS section for this when it's valid behaviour. > > Ceri > -- > That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. > -- Moliere > Index: src/lib/libc/sys/truncate.2 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/lib/libc/sys/truncate.2,v > retrieving revision 1.17 > diff -u -r1.17 truncate.2 > --- src/lib/libc/sys/truncate.2 20 Jan 2005 09:17:05 -0000 1.17 > +++ src/lib/libc/sys/truncate.2 1 Jun 2006 09:47:19 -0000 > @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ > .\" @(#)truncate.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 > .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/sys/truncate.2,v 1.17 2005/01/20 09:17:05 ru Exp $ > .\" > -.Dd June 4, 1993 > +.Dd June 1, 2006 > .Dt TRUNCATE 2 > .Os > .Sh NAME > @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ > the file must be open for writing. > .Sh RETURN VALUES > .Rv -std > +If the file to be modified is not a directory or > +a regular file, the > +.Fn truncate > +call will return the value 0. Doesn't "value of 0" sound better? ./danfe
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