Re: [PATCH 3/3] resolv.conf.5: document RES_SNGLKUPREOP

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 04/22/2015 02:21 AM, saulery-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org wrote:
> From: Stéphane Aulery <saulery-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
> 
> Fix Ubuntu bug #1110781:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/manpages/+bug/1110781

Hi Stéphane,

I need some help here. How is this patch fixing that bug.
I need a short explanation of the connection for the changelog.

Cheers,

Michael

> 
> Reported-by: Thomas Hood
> Signed-off-by: Stéphane Aulery <saulery-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man5/resolv.conf.5 | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index ac43184..177087e 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ and IPv4 requests sequentially (at the cost of some slowdown of the
>  resolving process).
>  .TP
>  .BR single-request-reopen " (since glibc 2.9)"
> +sets
> +.BR RES_SNGLKUPREOP
> +in
> +.IR _res.options .
>  The resolver uses the same socket for the A and AAAA requests.
>  Some hardware mistakenly sends back only one reply.
>  When that happens the client system will sit and wait for the second reply.
> 


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