linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: msync: require either MS_ASYNC or MS

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Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2014 04:10:32 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Richard Hansen <rhansen@....com>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, Greg Troxel <gdt@...bbn.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: msync: require either MS_ASYNC or MS_SYNC

On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 02:25:45PM -0400, Richard Hansen wrote:
> For the flags parameter, POSIX says "Either MS_ASYNC or MS_SYNC shall
> be specified, but not both." [1]  There was already a test for the
> "both" condition.  Add a test to ensure that the caller specified one
> of the flags; fail with EINVAL if neither are specified.

This breaks various (sloppy) existing userspace for no gain.

NAK.

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