linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] uapi: deprecate STATX

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Message-ID: <17323.1539964061@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:47:41 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>,
        Florian Weimer <fw@...eb.enyo.de>,
        Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] uapi: deprecate STATX_ALL

Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> wrote:

> What is misleading about this?

The manpage says:

           STATX_ALL           [All currently available fields]

> If you feel confused by this comment, then maybe I should just drop that part.

I think that would be better.  Don't try to give it a definition.

David