linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] ioctl-fat.2: new manpage for the ioctl fat API

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Date:	Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:10:52 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	"Michael Kerrisk \(man-pages\)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>,
	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>,
	Linux Filesystem Development List 
	<linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] ioctl-fat.2: new manpage for the ioctl fat API

"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com> writes:

>> Given that FAT ioctls are not widely used by applications, the
>> actual ABI (numeric constants) isn't changing, and the workaround
>> is simple, I'd expect that the time before deprecating the old
>> constants could be fairly short.
>
> True. And now that we're actually documenting this stuff, it would be
> a good time to make the change, so that the new names appear in the
> docs.
>
> Hirofumi, what do you think?

I have no strong opinion. I'm not sure whether it has value to change
this ancient stuff though. If someone wants to do, I have no objection
and will do ack.

Thanks.
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
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