> > Since we're introducing some changes to the network stack > > (SO_RCVBUFFORCE, ...), I would like to update the respective man pages. > > > > I think Andi wrote most of the current ones, but said they're > > unmaintained by now. If this is still the case, can someone please > > send me the latest version? > > Actually they're kind of maintained in the manpages package on kernel.org
Yes. > The maintainer is Michael Kerrisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes. > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/manpages/ > > Just I didn't think he or anybody did a systematic effort to update Correct. I have adjusted some details here and there, as I come across new stuff. But I am not intimate enough with the Linux TCP/IP stack to do a thorough going update (nor do I the amount of time that that would require -- the network pages probably amount to about 1% of the total that I try to maintain). > the network specific pages to 2.6, so a lot of stuff is missing and some > of the notes are quite obsolete now. There are probably too many in the > package for Michael to keep them all uptodate. Exactly. > Basically somebody needs to go through > the network code and make sure all the ioctls/socket options/cmsgs etc. > are documented when they are stable enough. Also some of the manpages I > originally never completely finished > (like netlink or ipv6). These probably could take a overhaul or rewrite. > Also some stuff like netfilter was always undocumented. I would only > bother implementing it if the interface is fairly stable though. > > If you do any improvements please send a patch to Michael. Yes please. Always work for the latest versions of the pages (available at the location above) when sending updates to me (the networking pages have slowly changed since Andi wrote them). Cheers, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 Want to help with man page maintenance? Grab the latest tarball at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages/ and grep the source files for 'FIXME'. 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse f�r Mail, Message, More +++ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
