Re: [PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions.

2017-09-16 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 09/15/2017 12:25 AM, NeilBrown wrote: > On Thu, Sep 14 2017, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > >> Hi Neil, >> >> On 25 August 2017 at 07:32, NeilBrown wrote: >>> >>> Expand on the relationship between fstatat() and the other >>> three functions, and improve the description of AT_NO_AUTOMOUN

Re: [PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions.

2017-09-14 Thread NeilBrown
On Thu, Sep 14 2017, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Neil, > > On 25 August 2017 at 07:32, NeilBrown wrote: >> >> Expand on the relationship between fstatat() and the other >> three functions, and improve the description of AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT. >> Specifically, both stat() and lstat() act th

Re: [PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions.

2017-09-14 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Neil, On 25 August 2017 at 07:32, NeilBrown wrote: > > Expand on the relationship between fstatat() and the other > three functions, and improve the description of AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT. > Specifically, both stat() and lstat() act the same way > with respect to automounts, and that behavior matches

[PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions.

2017-08-24 Thread NeilBrown
Expand on the relationship between fstatat() and the other three functions, and improve the description of AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT. Specifically, both stat() and lstat() act the same way with respect to automounts, and that behavior matches fstatat with the AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT flag. The text in the NOTES is