linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] eventfd: implementation of EFD

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Message-ID: <51221710.5060102@250bpm.com>
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:57:04 +0100
From:	Martin Sustrik <sustrik@...bpm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Sha Zhengju <handai.szj@...bao.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Eric Wong <normalperson@...t.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] eventfd: implementation of EFD_MASK flag

On 14/02/13 23:54, Andrew Morton wrote:

> This patch adds userspace interfaces which will require manpage
> updates.  Please Cc Michael and work with him on getting those changes
> completed.

Right. It adds the efd_mask structure. As far as I understand how it 
works is that the actual user-space definition of the structure should 
be provided by glibc (sys/eventfd.h), right?

If so, should the man page be updated now? If so, it may result in the 
situation where the man page describes a structure that's not available 
in the user space yet.

Is there a formal process to do this kind of kernel+glibc+docs changes?

Martin
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