Re: [PATCH] prctl.2: Fix typo

Alejandro Colomar
2023-10-31T18:40:56Z

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Hi Elliott,

On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 09:19:56AM -0700, enh wrote:
> > I think a consistent use of operation instead of option would improve
> > things. We just need to make sure it's consistent.
>
> i certainly like that idea philosophically --- i actually tried to use
> the minimal number of different words when naming arguments in
> bionic's headers, to minimize the number of words folks who don't
> speak english would need to learn.
>
> looking at man7, i note that ioctl() and ptrace() have "request".
> fcntl() has "command". flock() has "operation".

Hmm, interesting. I think operation would be the most accurate one.
What do you think? Should we uniformize by using operation in all three?

Cheers,
Alex

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