From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39E4AC43331 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:29:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A3D220774 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:29:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728754AbgC3V3F (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:29:05 -0400 Received: from Galois.linutronix.de ([193.142.43.55]:59801 "EHLO Galois.linutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728715AbgC3V3F (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:29:05 -0400 Received: from p5de0bf0b.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([93.224.191.11] helo=nanos.tec.linutronix.de) by Galois.linutronix.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1jJ1xv-0006Am-UG; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:29:04 +0200 Received: by nanos.tec.linutronix.de (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 56365101175; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:29:02 +0200 (CEST) From: Thomas Gleixner To: "Michael Kerrisk \(man-pages\)" , "devi R.K" Cc: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org, lkml , arul.jeniston@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] timerfd_create.2: Included return value 0 In-Reply-To: References: <55aa30be-5894-ae52-ffd4-5f2a82aa5ad5@gmail.com> <3cbd0919-c82a-cb21-c10f-0498433ba5d1@gmail.com> <87a73ywzbv.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:29:02 +0200 Message-ID: <87wo71v8f5.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Linutronix-Spam-Score: -1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Level: - X-Linutronix-Spam-Status: No , -1.0 points, 5.0 required, ALL_TRUSTED=-1,SHORTCIRCUIT=-0.0001 Sender: linux-man-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Micheal, "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" writes: > On 3/30/20 12:50 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: >> That's the reason why I rejected the attempt to mitigate that particular >> 0 tick issue in timerfd as it would just scratch a particular itch but >> still not provide any guarantee. So having the '0' return documented is >> the right way to go. > > Thanks for the incredibly detailed follow-up Thomas (which all > landed in my commit message). I've applied a patch almost exactly > the same as the text I showed above (and it's pushed to Git). "timerfd_create.2: Negetive..." That first word after the colon looks weird :) >> All of 2020 is a bust, I expect. Perhaps we see us at a conference > in 2021 ;-). Let's see how that evolves and in the worst case we can meet for a beer once we gained antibodies one way or the other. For now let's stay safe and all I can offer is a virtual 'Prosit' :) Thanks, tglx