Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mount_setattr.2: move mount_attr struct to mount_attr.2type

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Hi Aleksa,

On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 10:38:36PM +1000, Aleksa Sarai wrote:
> On 2025-08-07, Alejandro Colomar <alx@xxxxxxxxxx> 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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