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=-9.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham 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 262ABCA90AF for ; Tue, 12 May 2020 16:41:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8AC5206CC for ; Tue, 12 May 2020 16:41:14 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lists.infradead.org header.i=@lists.infradead.org header.b="ZcY4E0MX" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org E8AC5206CC Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=arm.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-arm-kernel-bounces+infradead-linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20170209; h=Sender: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:Cc:List-Subscribe: List-Help:List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:References: In-Reply-To:Message-Id:Date:Subject:To:From:Reply-To:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=91cuUI9bPidSPvVcaDTi2wpEz12UlTMisjRDCeYso74=; b=ZcY4E0MXHmyoe+7G9YWoC/nZTH zoh99vH/9LqaaMSAqycN5sHNc9EOoKxEJOluNRE1j+6FiPGuZuq3JlOSL3Mq/VrCATSlgqbDFlvoP xO1vY5ToRQw6+GaDd8xKzTPlxZZIgTfbzPuGTHA5fwwvgTrenq6WuxaXA+0mK81mqmrQ79jgfYY71 /hblqbwU8bdwBkGXXD4+Z6dx+9HUvK5QbixFX8Oj5v3BmI5Nf7jDWqF7bMegGHS7VwzKXDJVfvM1F TnPz0hLhL42HJSI3pEgwAubtusTb78Biwl4+5U2D11Y675zXPUEmmf5QL/WYnAl8sl8ayoCzIOG6l 2Z91ToKQ==; Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1jYXxx-0004eM-24; Tue, 12 May 2020 16:41:13 +0000 Received: from foss.arm.com ([217.140.110.172]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1jYXun-0007si-Db for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 12 May 2020 16:37:59 +0000 Received: from usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (unknown [10.121.207.14]) by usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26EE011B3; Tue, 12 May 2020 09:37:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from e103592.cambridge.arm.com (usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com [10.121.207.14]) by usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 6EDD23F305; Tue, 12 May 2020 09:37:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Martin To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com Subject: [PATCH 12/14] prctl.2: Clarify the unsupported hardware case of EINVAL Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 17:36:57 +0100 Message-Id: <1589301419-24459-13-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.1.4 In-Reply-To: <1589301419-24459-1-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com> References: <1589301419-24459-1-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com> X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20200512_093757_542189_45BB05E2 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 10.36 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-man@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+infradead-linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org prctls that are architecture-specific won't work on other architectures, and arch-specific prctls that manipulate optional hardware features likewise won't work if that hardware feature is not present. The established pattern seems to be to treat such prctls as if they are unimplemented, when attempted on the wrong hardware. Cover these cases with some generic weasel words in the closet existing EINVAL clause. Signed-off-by: Dave Martin --- man2/prctl.2 | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2 index 2361b44..7f511d2 100644 --- a/man2/prctl.2 +++ b/man2/prctl.2 @@ -1616,7 +1616,8 @@ is an invalid address. .B EINVAL The value of .I option -is not recognized. +is not recognized, +or not supported on this system. .TP .B EINVAL .I option -- 2.1.4 _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel