Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751285AbaDQXsL (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:48:11 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:13019 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751045AbaDQXsH (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:48:07 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:47:48 -0400 From: Jeff Layton To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com Cc: "Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" , libc-alpha , Michael Kerrisk-manpages , "Carlos O'Donell" , samba-technical@lists.samba.org, lkml , Jeremy Allison , "linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org" , Ganesha NFS List Subject: Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks? Message-ID: <20140417194748.312c6db0@tlielax.poochiereds.net> In-Reply-To: References: <20140416145746.66b7441c@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <534F0745.70705@samba.org> <20140417075254.28e470ed@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <534FC342.8010008@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:08:54 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > >> In the docs we could take pains to point out that these are > >> file-_description_ locks and not file-_descriptor_ locks, and outline > >> why that is so (which is something I'm trying to make crystal clear in > >> the docs anyway). > >> > >> Does anyone object to that? > > > > Well, I'd be silly to object, but maybe we should still allow a day > > for further comment? > > Jeff, > > One further point. I know the intent is to get this scheme into POSIX. > Have any conversations happened about this so far on the POSIX/Austin > lists? If yes, it might be worth also linking those folks into the > naming discussion.. > > Cheers, > > Michael Yes, good idea. The open bug is here: http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=768 I'll write something up there and see if they want to chime in on the discussion. -- Jeff Layton -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/