From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] man/man2/request_key.2: Add missing GNU size forward-declarations
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:44:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aqfd1_Xa_TbzE1ML@devuan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260914111511.1610878-1-pvorel@suse.cz>
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Hi Petr,
> Date: 2026-09-14 13:15:11+0200
> From: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
>
> request_key was left from GNU forward-declarations of parameters for
> sizes of array parameters.
>
> Fixes: d2c2db883 ("man/: SYNOPSIS: Use GNU forward-declarations of parameters for sizes of array parameters")
> Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
> ---
> Hi Alejandro,
>
> although I don't like N3207 GNU forward-declarations of parameters for
> sizes of array parameters syntax (I'd prefer to have the signatures
> which are in the headers) and I don't think it's practical (before one
> could copy paste the signature from man page), I understand it's a
> wanted feature. Therefore I fixed missing size parameter in request_key.
>
> I suppose more functions were left in d2c2db883.
>
> Kind regards,
> Petr
>
> man/man2/request_key.2 | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/man/man2/request_key.2 b/man/man2/request_key.2
> index 3bb52f31b..d16642d9f 100644
> --- a/man/man2/request_key.2
> +++ b/man/man2/request_key.2
> @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Linux Key Management Utilities
> .nf
> .B #include <keyutils.h>
> .P
> -.BI "key_serial_t request_key(const char *" type ", const char *" description ,
> +.BR "key_serial_t request_key(" "size_t size;"
> +.BI " (const char *" type ", const char *" description ,
> .BI " const char *_Nullable " callout_info ,
> .BI " key_serial_t " dest_keyring );
I don't see the 'size' being a parameter of this function at all. Am
I missing something?
Have a lovely day!
Alex
> .fi
> --
> 2.55.0
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-14 11:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-14 11:15 [PATCH 1/1] man/man2/request_key.2: Add missing GNU size forward-declarations Petr Vorel
2026-09-14 11:44 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2026-09-14 12:24 ` Petr Vorel
2026-09-14 13:30 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-14 17:19 ` Mark Harris
2026-09-14 18:12 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-14 18:34 ` Martin Uecker
2026-09-14 21:03 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-15 6:08 ` Martin Uecker
2026-09-15 9:02 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-15 9:45 ` Martin Uecker
2026-09-15 9:59 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-15 10:28 ` Martin Uecker
2026-09-15 10:56 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-09-14 18:37 ` status of C forward declarations (was: [PATCH 1/1] man/man2/request_key.2: Add missing GNU size forward-declarations) G. Branden Robinson
2026-09-14 21:06 ` Alejandro Colomar
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