Re: [PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions. - Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
To: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.com>
Cc: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, Ian Kent <ikent@redhat.com>,
	Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>,
	Trond Myklebust <trondmy@primarydata.com>,
	"viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk" <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"mkoutny@suse.com" <mkoutny@suse.com>,
	"linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH manpages] stat.2: correct AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT text and general revisions.
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 15:11:16 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e554a428-5a6f-164a-4e9c-17dbef8ddfe7@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r2v89auk.fsf@notabene.neil.brown.name>

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 <neilb@suse.com> 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
>>> fstatat with the AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT flag.
>>>
>>> The text in the NOTES is removed and places with the text for
>>> AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT to improve cohesion.
>>>
>>> New text for a difference to be introduced in 4.14.
>>
>> Has the 4.14 piece gone in?
>>
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Commit: 42f461482178 ("autofs: fix AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT not being honored")

Thanks. I've applied the patch.

Cheers,

Michael

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