netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] netdevice.7: Update documentation for SIOCGIFADDR SIOCSIFADDR SIOCDIFADDR

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Message-ID: <8e09e975-3b79-a47c-527f-84b77563d6bf@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:41:24 +0100
From:   "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@...il.com>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        linux-man@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] netdevice.7: Update documentation for SIOCGIFADDR
 SIOCSIFADDR SIOCDIFADDR

On 1/12/21 8:26 PM, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Sunday 10 January 2021 20:57:50 Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:
>> [ CC += netdev ]
>>
>> On 1/10/21 5:38 PM, Pali Rohár wrote:
>>> On Saturday 02 January 2021 19:39:52 Pali Rohár wrote:
>>>> Also add description for struct in6_ifreq which is used for IPv6 addresses.
>>>>
>>>> SIOCSIFADDR and SIOCDIFADDR can be used to add or delete IPv6 address and
>>>> pppd is using these ioctls for a long time. Surprisingly SIOCDIFADDR cannot
>>>> be used for deleting IPv4 address but only for IPv6 addresses.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
>>>> ---
>>>>  man7/netdevice.7 | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>>>  1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> Hello! Is something else needed for this patch?
>>
>> Hello Pali,
>>
>> Sorry, I forgot to comment a few more formatting/wording issues: see
>> below.  Apart from that, I'd prefer Michael to review this one.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alex
> 
> Hello Alex! I will try to explain configuring IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on
> network interfaces, so you probably could have better way how to improve
> description in "official" manpage. I'm not native English speaker, so I
> would follow any suggestions from you.
[...]

Hi Pali,

Thanks for explaining the process to me.
However, I don't feel that I understand it enough to help you co-writing
the text.  I lack much background to understand your explanation.  I'd
help you with the language happily, if it was only that :)

Maybe someone from netdev@ can help?  Or Michael?

Regards,

Alex


-- 
Alejandro Colomar
Linux man-pages comaintainer; https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/