Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:45:21 GMT From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 0625f470e095 - main - uio.9: Improve description of uio_rw flags Message-ID: <202510221345.59MDjLVE092937@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=0625f470e0956a3a337e4999f6712ec7b7d872e5 commit 0625f470e0956a3a337e4999f6712ec7b7d872e5 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-10-09 15:47:25 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-10-22 13:44:24 +0000 uio.9: Improve description of uio_rw flags The direction of the data transfer in uio(9) can be confusing, so state explicitly the difference between UIO_READ and UIO_WRITE. Reviewed by: ziaee MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52996 --- share/man/man9/uio.9 | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man9/uio.9 b/share/man/man9/uio.9 index e6240c4e51d3..b143eb6e8e62 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/uio.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/uio.9 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd March 11, 2017 +.Dd October 22, 2025 .Dt UIO 9 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -107,10 +107,14 @@ The I/O vector points into the kernel address space. Do not copy, already in object. .El .It Va uio_rw -The direction of the desired transfer, either -.Dv UIO_READ -or -.Dv UIO_WRITE . +The direction of the desired transfer. +The supported flags are: +.Bl -tag -width "UIO_WRITE" +.It Dv UIO_READ +Transfer data from the buffers into the I/O vectors. +.It Dv UIO_WRITE +Transfer data from the I/O vectors into the buffers. +.El .It Va uio_td The pointer to a .Vt "struct thread"home | help
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