From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 22 02:57:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 994F837B401; Thu, 22 May 2003 02:57:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from perrin.int.nxad.com (internal.ext.nxad.com [69.1.70.251]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F7D143F93; Thu, 22 May 2003 02:57:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hmp@perrin.int.nxad.com) Received: by perrin.int.nxad.com (Postfix, from userid 1072) id 9EA7B21062; Thu, 22 May 2003 02:57:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 02:57:12 -0700 From: Hiten Pandya To: David Schultz Message-ID: <20030522095712.GA39016@perrin.int.nxad.com> References: <20030522021829.GA6619@perrin.int.nxad.com> <20030522065054.GA9917@HAL9000.homeunix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030522065054.GA9917@HAL9000.homeunix.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vnode(9) update X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 09:57:13 -0000 On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 11:50:54PM -0700, David Schultz wrote: > On Wed, May 21, 2003, Hiten Pandya wrote: > > Hello Gang. > > > > I am requesting a review of removing the ``struct vnode'' from the > > vnode(9) manual page, and also updating a little text. I was asked > > by some people to ask arch@ for a review before making such change, > > so here it is. Patch is attached with this mail. > > I find it useful in that it decreases the amount of cross- > referencing I need to do. (It's great that section 9 in our > manual is reasonably complete these days!) However, if it's hard > to keep the manpage in sync with the code, or if there's another > good reason to axe it, then by all means do. Yes, its really hard to maintain big structures in manual pages. Only half of struct vnode was explained in the vnode(9) manual page. I will commit this change later on today. Cheers. -- Hiten (hmp@FreeBSD.ORG)