linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mount_setattr.2: move mount_attr struct to mount

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Message-ID: <jyzhaxy4htdmqijbxdbzivdlktwkpmbop7kcmqqdvtzb423wgx@sdbqwmmofkqa>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 15:33:29 +0200
From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@...nel.org>
To: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>
Cc: "Michael T. Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>, 
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Askar Safin <safinaskar@...omail.com>, 
	"G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@...il.com>, linux-man@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mount_setattr.2: move mount_attr struct to
 mount_attr.2type

Hi Aleksa,

On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 10:38:36PM +1000, Aleksa Sarai wrote:
> On 2025-08-07, Alejandro Colomar <alx@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > +.SH VERSIONS
> > > +Extra fields may be appended to the structure,
> > > +with a zero value in a new field resulting in
> > > +the kernel behaving as though that extension field was not present.
> > > +Therefore, a user
> > > +.I must
> > > +zero-fill this structure on initialization.
> > 
> > I think this would be more appropriate for HISTORY.  In VERSIONS, we
> > usually document differences with the BSDs or other systems.
> > 
> > While moving this to HISTORY, it would also be useful to mention the
> > glibc version that added the structure.  In the future, we'd document
> > the versions of glibc and Linux that have added members.
> 
> Sure, though I just copied this section from open_how(2type).

Thanks!  I should fix that.


Cheers,
Alex

> 
> > > +.SH STANDARDS
> > > +Linux.
> > > +.SH SEE ALSO
> > > +.BR mount_setattr (2)
> > 
> > Have a lovely day!
> > Alex
> > 
> > -- 
> > <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Aleksa Sarai
> Senior Software Engineer (Containers)
> SUSE Linux GmbH
> https://www.cyphar.com/



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