linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 05/12] man/man2/fspick.2: document "new" mount API

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Message-ID: <198e20a3088.ef79515d27409.5672203109742133398@zohomail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:22:55 +0400
From: Askar Safin <safinaskar@...omail.com>
To: "Aleksa Sarai" <cyphar@...har.com>
Cc: "Alejandro Colomar" <alx@...nel.org>,
	"Michael T. Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	"Alexander Viro" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"Jan Kara" <jack@...e.cz>,
	"G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@...il.com>,
	"linux-man" <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-api" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David Howells" <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"Christian Brauner" <brauner@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 05/12] man/man2/fspick.2: document "new" mount API

 ---- On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:40:18 +0400  Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com> wrote --- 
 > On 2025-08-22, Askar Safin <safinaskar@...omail.com> wrote:
 > >  ---- On Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:39:49 +0400  Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com> wrote --- 
 > >  > +The above procedure is functionally equivalent to
 > >  > +the following mount operation using
 > >  > +.BR mount (2):
 > > 
 > > This is not true.
 > > 
 > > fspick adds options to superblock. It doesn't remove existing ones.
 > 
 > fspick "copies the existing parameters" would be more accurate. I can
 > reword this, but it's an example and I don't think it makes sense to add
 > a large amount of clarifying text for each example.

I suggest adding "but mount(2) clears existing parameters here, and fspick/fsconfig doesn't".

--
Askar Safin
https://types.pl/@safinaskar