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Message-ID: <56E7C4AC.2000301@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:15:40 +1300
From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To: lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages@...il.com
Subject: man-pages-4.05 is released
Gidday,
The Linux man-pages maintainer proudly announces:
man-pages-4.05 - man pages for Linux
This release includes input and contributions from
nearly 70 people. Over 400 pages saw changes, ranging
from typo fixes through to page rewrites and newly
created pages.
Tarball download:
http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/download.html
Git repository:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/
Online changelog:
http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/changelog.html#release_4.05
A short summary of the release is blogged at:
http://linux-man-pages.blogspot.com/2016/03/man-pages-405-is-released.html
The current version of the pages is browsable at:
http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/
A selection of changes in this release that may be of interest
yo readers on LKML is shown below.
Cheers,
Michael
==================== Changes in man-pages-4.05 ====================
New and rewritten pages
-----------------------
copy_file_range.2
Anna Schumaker [Darrick J. Wong, Christoph Hellwig, Michael Kerrisk]
New page documenting copy_file_range()
personality.2
Michael Kerrisk
This page has been greatly expanded, to add descriptions of
personality domains.
fmemopen.3
Michael Kerrisk [Adhemerval Zanella]
Significant reworking of this page:
* Rework discussion of the (obsolete) binary mode
* Split open_memstream(3) description into a separate page.
* Note various fmemopen() bugs that were fixed in glibc 2.22
* Greatly expand description of 'mode' argument
* Rework description of 'buf' and 'len' arguments
* Expand discussion of "current position" for fmemopen() stream
ntp_gettime.3
Michael Kerrisk
New page describing ntp_gettime(3) and ntp_gettimex(3)
open_memstream.3
Michael Kerrisk
New page created by split of fmemopen(3).
At the same time, add and rework a few details in the text.
posix_spawn.3
Bill O. Gallmeister, Michael Kerrisk
New man page documenting posix_spawn(3) and posix_spawnp(3)
readdir.3
Michael Kerrisk [Florian Weimer]
Split readdir_r() content into separate page
Michael Kerrisk
Near complete restructuring of the page and add some further details
Michael Kerrisk [Florian Weimer, Rich Felker, Paul Eggert]
Add a lot more detail on portable use of the 'd_name' field
readdir_r.3
Michael Kerrisk [Florian Weimer]
New page created after split of readdir(3).
Michael Kerrisk [Florian Weimer]
Explain why readdir_r() is deprecated and readdir() is preferred
lirc.4
Alec Leamas
New page documenting lirc device driver
Newly documented interfaces in existing pages
---------------------------------------------
epoll_ctl.2
Michael Kerrisk [Jason Baron]
Document EPOLLEXCLUSIVE
madvise.2
Minchan Kim [Michael Kerrisk]
Document MADV_FREE
Document the MADV_FREE flag added to madvise() in Linux 4.5.
proc.5
Michael Kerrisk
Document CmaTotal and CmaFree fields of /proc/meminfo
Michael Kerrisk
Document additional /proc/meminfo fields
Document DirectMap4k, DirectMap4M, DirectMap2M, DirectMap1G
Michael Kerrisk
Document MemAvailable /proc/meminfo field
Michael Kerrisk
Document inotify /proc/PID/fdinfo entries
Michael Kerrisk
Document fanotify /proc/PID/fdinfo entries
Michael Kerrisk
Add some kernel version numbers for /proc/PID/fdinfo entries
Michael Kerrisk [Patrick Donnelly]
/proc/PID/fdinfo displays the setting of the close-on-exec flag
Note also the pre-3.1 bug in the display of this info.
socket.7
Craig Gallek [Michael Kerrisk, Vincent Bernat]
Document some BPF-related socket options
Document the behavior and the first kernel version for each of the
following socket options:
SO_ATTACH_FILTER
SO_ATTACH_BPF
SO_ATTACH_REUSEPORT_CBPF
SO_ATTACH_REUSEPORT_EBPF
SO_DETACH_FILTER
SO_DETACH_BPF
SO_LOCK_FILTER
Global changes
--------------
Many, many pages
Michael Kerrisk
Update, simplify and correct feature test macro requirements
Changes to individual pages
---------------------------
adjtimex.2
Michael Kerrisk [John Stultz]
Various improvements after feedback from John Stultz
syscall.2
Mike Frysinger
Add more architectures and improve error documentation
Move the error register documentation into the main table rather
than listing them in sentences after the fact.
Add sparc error return details.
Add details for alpha/arc/m68k/microblaze/nios2/powerpc/superh/
tile/xtensa.
feature_test_macros.7
Michael Kerrisk
Add a summary of some FTM key points
Michael Kerrisk
Give an early hint about some macros being defined by default
Michael Kerrisk
Clarify relation between _XOPEN_SOURCE >=500 and _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
Emphasize that defining _XOPEN_SOURCE >=500 produces same
effects as defining _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED.
Michael Kerrisk
Note that man pages don't mention _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
As per previous commit, mention of _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
has generally been removed from the man pages.
Michael Kerrisk
Note effects of "cc -std=c99" and "cc -std=c11"
Michael Kerrisk
Clarify some _ISOC99_SOURCE / _DEFAULT_SOURCE details
Michael Kerrisk
Clarify that _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED is obsolete
Since SUSv2, _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED is no longer specified
in the standard.
--
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
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