linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] procfs: expose umask in stat and status

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Message-ID: <4FA49B49.9000203@gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 05 May 2012 11:15:21 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Pierre Carrier <pierre@...tify.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] procfs: expose umask in stat and status

On 05/05/2012 10:50 AM, Pierre Carrier wrote:
> A new stat field uses decimal, contains umask or -ENOENT if !task->fs.

How is it useful to display numeric -ENOENT in a /proc file?

> A new status line is displayed if task->fs, and uses octal.

So sometimes "Umask:" is displayed, sometimes not...
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