* documentation/filesystems/path-lookup: replace "These paths" with "Usually paths"
@ 2021-03-24 0:38 Askar Safin
2021-03-31 20:20 ` Jonathan Corbet
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From: Askar Safin @ 2021-03-24 0:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jonathan Corbet, linux-doc
Reader may think "These paths" refer to empty paths, so changing to "Usually paths"
Signed-off-by: Askar Safin <safinaskar@mail.ru>
---
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
index c482e1619e77..c68d6f275935 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ example, if you have an open file descriptor on an executable file you
can execute it by calling `execveat() <execveat_>`_ passing
the file descriptor, an empty path, and the ``AT_EMPTY_PATH`` flag.
-These paths can be divided into two sections: the final component and
+Usually paths can be divided into two sections: the final component and
everything else. The "everything else" is the easy bit. In all cases
it must identify a directory that already exists, otherwise an error
such as ``ENOENT`` or ``ENOTDIR`` will be reported.
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* Re: documentation/filesystems/path-lookup: replace "These paths" with "Usually paths"
2021-03-24 0:38 documentation/filesystems/path-lookup: replace "These paths" with "Usually paths" Askar Safin
@ 2021-03-31 20:20 ` Jonathan Corbet
2021-03-31 21:33 ` Re[2]: " Askar Safin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jonathan Corbet @ 2021-03-31 20:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Askar Safin, linux-doc
Askar Safin <safinaskar@mail.ru> writes:
> Reader may think "These paths" refer to empty paths, so changing to "Usually paths"
>
> Signed-off-by: Askar Safin <safinaskar@mail.ru>
> ---
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
> index c482e1619e77..c68d6f275935 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/path-lookup.rst
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ example, if you have an open file descriptor on an executable file you
> can execute it by calling `execveat() <execveat_>`_ passing
> the file descriptor, an empty path, and the ``AT_EMPTY_PATH`` flag.
>
> -These paths can be divided into two sections: the final component and
> +Usually paths can be divided into two sections: the final component and
> everything else. The "everything else" is the easy bit. In all cases
> it must identify a directory that already exists, otherwise an error
> such as ``ENOENT`` or ``ENOTDIR`` will be reported.
"Usually" doesn't seem right here - it implies that there are times when
that cannot be done. A better fix seems like just taking "These" out..?
Thanks,
jon
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* Re[2]: documentation/filesystems/path-lookup: replace "These paths" with "Usually paths"
2021-03-31 20:20 ` Jonathan Corbet
@ 2021-03-31 21:33 ` Askar Safin
2021-04-26 14:56 ` Askar Safin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Askar Safin @ 2021-03-31 21:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jonathan Corbet; +Cc: linux-doc
> "Usually" doesn't seem right here - it implies that there are times when
> that cannot be done. A better fix seems like just taking "These" out..?
We cannot divide "/" into final component and everything else.
==
Askar Safin
https://github.com/safinaskar
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* Re: documentation/filesystems/path-lookup: replace "These paths" with "Usually paths"
2021-03-31 21:33 ` Re[2]: " Askar Safin
@ 2021-04-26 14:56 ` Askar Safin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Askar Safin @ 2021-04-26 14:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jonathan Corbet, linux-doc
> > "Usually" doesn't seem right here - it implies that there are times when
> > that cannot be done. A better fix seems like just taking "These" out..?
> We cannot divide "/" into final component and everything else.
So?
==
Askar Safin
https://github.com/safinaskar
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