linux-kernel - Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:08:54 +0200
From:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>,
	"Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" <metze@...ba.org>
Cc:	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	libc-alpha <libc-alpha@...rceware.org>,
	Michael Kerrisk-manpages <mtk.manpages@...glemail.com>,
	"Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@...hat.com>,
	samba-technical@...ts.samba.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeremy Allison <jra@...gle.com>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ganesha NFS List <nfs-ganesha-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

>> In the docs we could take pains to point out that these are
>> file-_description_ locks and not file-_descriptor_ locks, and outline
>> why that is so (which is something I'm trying to make crystal clear in
>> the docs anyway).
>>
>> Does anyone object to that?
>
> Well, I'd be silly to object, but maybe we should still allow a day
> for further comment?

Jeff,

One further point. I know the intent is to get this scheme into POSIX.
Have any conversations happened about this so far on the POSIX/Austin
lists? If yes, it might be worth also linking those folks into the
naming discussion..

Cheers,

Michael
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