[PATCH] Add EINVAL to errors list of open(2)

[PATCH] Add EINVAL to errors list of open(2)

[Doug Goldstein]

EINVAL can be returned by open(2) when the underlying filesystem doesn't
support O_DIRECT. It is documented in the NOTES section but this patch
adds it to the list of possible errors.
---
 man2/open.2 | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index 9ebc0a0..93a9e7d 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -611,6 +611,13 @@ While blocked waiting to complete an open of a slow device
 the call was interrupted by a signal handler; see
 .BR signal (7).
 .TP
+.B EINVAL
+The filesystem does not support the
+.BR O_DIRECT
+flag. See
+.BR NOTES
+for more information.
+.TP
 .B EISDIR
 .I pathname
 refers to a directory and the access requested involved writing
-- 
1.8.1.5

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Re: [PATCH] Add EINVAL to errors list of open(2)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 08/16/13 22:57, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> EINVAL can be returned by open(2) when the underlying filesystem doesn't
> support O_DIRECT. It is documented in the NOTES section but this patch
> adds it to the list of possible errors.

Applied. Thanks.

Cheers,

Michael


> ---
>  man2/open.2 | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
> index 9ebc0a0..93a9e7d 100644
> --- a/man2/open.2
> +++ b/man2/open.2
> @@ -611,6 +611,13 @@ While blocked waiting to complete an open of a slow device
>  the call was interrupted by a signal handler; see
>  .BR signal (7).
>  .TP
> +.B EINVAL
> +The filesystem does not support the
> +.BR O_DIRECT
> +flag. See
> +.BR NOTES
> +for more information.
> +.TP
>  .B EISDIR
>  .I pathname
>  refers to a directory and the access requested involved writing
> 

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