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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:37:28 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	mtk.manpages@...il.com
Cc:	Andrey Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	criu@...nvz.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Pedro Alves <palves@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptrace: add ability to retrieve signals without
 removing from a queue (v2)

On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:28:11 +0100
"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com> wrote:

> > Please, document the interface *completely* so that others can review
> > the design and can then check that the implementation matches that
> > design.  As it stands, we're reduced to mind-reading.
> 
> +1.

I suddenly feel less lonely.

> Andrey, please don't assume that people have read past mails. Even if
> they have, they're forgetful. Don't make people hunt down old mails to
> try to put the pieces together. The changelog should include a full
> description of the interface, and also the sample user-space code that
> you showed at some point in another mail.

If there's sample userspace code, there are all sorts of good reasons
for putting that into tools/testing/selftests/your-name-here/

> That may help you get better
> review, and it will certainly help make a better man page.

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