[PATCH v4 0/4] Add documentation for PR_FUTEX_HASH
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Mon Jun 02 2025 - 10:02:53 EST
Add some documentation of the prctl(PR_FUTEX_HASH, …) interface.
The PR_FUTEX_HASH interface has been merged during the merge window,
v6.16-rc1 is expected this weekend.
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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v3…v4: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250526155523.1382465-1-bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- Make FH_FLAG_IMMUTABLE and CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING bold.
- Drop one too many "Relative inset"
- Reword return value for "GET_IMMUTABLE"
- Reword the description of "unrelated futexes" in PR_FUTEX_HASH
v2…v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250520104247.S-gVcgxM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- Split the individual PR_FUTEX_HASH ops into their own man page.
- Reword a sentence referring to uaddr in order to link to futex(2).
- Address remaining review feedback such the semantic new line.
v1…v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250516161422.BqmdlxlF@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- Partly reword
- Use "semantic newlines"
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior (4):
man/man2/prctl.2, man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH.2const: Document
PR_FUTEX_HASH
man/man2/prctl.2, PR_FUTEX_HASH_SET_SLOTS.2const: Document
PR_FUTEX_HASH_SET_SLOTS
man/man2/prctl.2, PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_SLOTS.2const: Document
PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_SLOTS
man/man2/prctl.2, PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_IMMUTABLE.2const: Document
PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_IMMUTABLE
man/man2/prctl.2 | 3 +
man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH.2const | 89 +++++++++++++++++++
.../PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_IMMUTABLE.2const | 39 ++++++++
man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_SLOTS.2const | 37 ++++++++
man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH_SET_SLOTS.2const | 82 +++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 250 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH.2const
create mode 100644 man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_IMMUTABLE.2const
create mode 100644 man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_SLOTS.2const
create mode 100644 man/man2const/PR_FUTEX_HASH_SET_SLOTS.2const
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