[PATCH] mq_open.3: Add EINVAL error case for invalid name.

[PATCH] mq_open.3: Add EINVAL error case for invalid name.

[Duncan Smith]

This behavior is implementation-defined by POSIX.  If the name doesn't
start with a '/', glibc returns EINVAL without attempting the syscall.
---
 man3/mq_open.3 | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/mq_open.3 b/man3/mq_open.3
index e5f74d4..243aca0 100644
--- a/man3/mq_open.3
+++ b/man3/mq_open.3
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ but a queue with this
 already exists.
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
+.I name
+doesn't follow the format in
+.BR mq_overview (7).
+.TP
+.B EINVAL
 .B O_CREAT
 was specified in
 .IR oflag ,
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Re: [PATCH] mq_open.3: Add EINVAL error case for invalid name.

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 02/28/2015 10:04 AM, Duncan Smith wrote:
> This behavior is implementation-defined by POSIX.  If the name doesn't
> start with a '/', glibc returns EINVAL without attempting the syscall.

Thanks, Duncan. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> ---
>  man3/mq_open.3 | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/mq_open.3 b/man3/mq_open.3
> index e5f74d4..243aca0 100644
> --- a/man3/mq_open.3
> +++ b/man3/mq_open.3
> @@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ but a queue with this
>  already exists.
>  .TP
>  .B EINVAL
> +.I name
> +doesn't follow the format in
> +.BR mq_overview (7).
> +.TP
> +.B EINVAL
>  .B O_CREAT
>  was specified in
>  .IR oflag ,
> 


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