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Re: [PATCH 2/2] mmap.2: MAP_FIXED updated documentation

From:  Michal Hocko <mhocko-AT-kernel.org>
To:  Pavel Machek <pavel-AT-ucw.cz>
Subject:  Re: [PATCH 2/2] mmap.2: MAP_FIXED updated documentation
Date:  Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:16:40 +0100
Message-ID:  <20171213131640.GJ25185@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Cc:  Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-AT-gmail.com>, linux-api-AT-vger.kernel.org, Khalid Aziz <khalid.aziz-AT-oracle.com>, Michael Ellerman <mpe-AT-ellerman.id.au>, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>, Russell King - ARM Linux <linux-AT-armlinux.org.uk>, Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange-AT-redhat.com>, linux-mm-AT-kvack.org, LKML <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, linux-arch-AT-vger.kernel.org, Florian Weimer <fweimer-AT-redhat.com>, John Hubbard <jhubbard-AT-nvidia.com>, Matthew Wilcox <willy-AT-infradead.org>, Jann Horn <jannh-AT-google.com>, Mike Rapoport <rppt-AT-linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Cyril Hrubis <chrubis-AT-suse.cz>

On Wed 13-12-17 14:09:00, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Wed 2017-12-13 14:04:58, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Wed 13-12-17 13:55:40, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > On Wed 2017-12-13 10:31:10, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > > From: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
> > > > 
> > > >     -- Expand the documentation to discuss the hazards in
> > > >        enough detail to allow avoiding them.
> > > > 
> > > >     -- Mention the upcoming MAP_FIXED_SAFE flag.
> > > 
> > > Pretty map everyone agreed MAP_FIXED_SAFE was a bad
> > > name. MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE (IIRC) was best replacement.
> > 
> > Please read http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171213092550.2774-1-mhocko@ker...
> 
> Please fix your patches according to the feedback...
> 
> NACCKED-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>

Good luck pursuing this further then. I am not going to spend time on
naming bikeheds. I have more pressing stuff to work on.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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