From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4415455630 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:10:58 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789812660; cv=none; b=cuVdoTAb+UFRIW+DuiBjAn+hEzYE2qmRJSy/9dTLB0imCoJX9ckiltl/b962aNU4dhmvE3iHmW19Q1Joyrd0W75R5ksT3bdXxhlzwi53MGSmbbCS+OiRZ6E5a+CGwvawuXSD+50pqhPZ0aN6fgrSce/7Cs5vat4zqdo7hDh7o8o= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789812660; c=relaxed/simple; bh=uciln1TrzoZmtbGKc+S1RwxT0/H83xaCVGQQVPEk/pA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=Sj5XYQVTJgr/Eo8ju5B1GxpsD7NHEYmY9jA1xua6wqUHYpIi+H0yAMQKjuj3xrfvlAJcXzVkM7PhwC+DjVXtGfVVYxjx6CAIfnogYPIXvVJdFHdBwny/PztjuuQ8S/3/m9sx8DqWgU6llzVQtdM/7TveiZ67F03rXODqr2hH1xY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=TMabGNUk; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="TMabGNUk" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 124571F000FF; Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:10:56 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1789812658; bh=57j9mMEryh84uiYsQSKeL0JC0Q564tdt+6uY7PwGp1s=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=TMabGNUk3nMTDBKuLQYz2SV6x2RXuYjXz5HirSViNs3FxojeNjH4G0vnVi0jYTYcg QuS6zrUGSj92QeR9jdA/ebRQzDFsD6LBm2DbiogKYKpSUizHe5xJ6qQ3x4qldnMHIa mRKVOCKRy/6DxaOvqhQNBawAGx+Ebn86h8UJmyzNqMI/2QwosLBUUishDqqgW8HpGR zN9f4K8yRMFeNnN4qd+BuONOVsNLeK4D/XHrU86nNp7+GWnqHJdPnIwDMKGlrZut13 UNlTnaIdk4LjcKdAY279m2TG0V8rM1eIdJs8AMht2XqdUJEubhADxPPLbGQem7FOEo HasW2TqoGLPeg== Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:10:53 +0200 From: Alejandro Colomar To: Maxim Inozemtsev Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] man/man7/inotify.7: Fix typo in struct size calculation Message-ID: References: <9a02836a5be6c1505a2cff8bc9a5a8f749a160c4.1789082120.git.alx@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="nsnrpjg5zmdcysak" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: --nsnrpjg5zmdcysak Content-Type: text/plain; protected-headers=v1; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Alejandro Colomar To: Maxim Inozemtsev Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] man/man7/inotify.7: Fix typo in struct size calculation Message-ID: References: <9a02836a5be6c1505a2cff8bc9a5a8f749a160c4.1789082120.git.alx@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Hi Maxim, > Date: 2026-09-18 23:05:58-0700 > From: Maxim Inozemtsev > > I like your corrections. > Please see my sign-off for this patch below: >=20 > Signed-off by: Maxim Inozemtsev Thanks! I had pushed the patch already some days ago, so I can't append your signature, but still thanks! I'll remain here in the list. :) Have a lovely day! Alex >=20 > Thank you, > Maxim >=20 > On Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 4:17=E2=80=AFPM Alejandro Colomar wrote: > > > > From: Maxim Inozemtsev > > > > Fixes: 18e7c4597c4e (2024-11-17; "man/: Terminology consistency reforms= (n, size, length)") > > Co-authored-by: Maxim Inozemtsev > > Message-ID: > > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar > > --- > > > > Hi Maxim, > > > > I've slightly modified your patch, to be more correct, and show that > > 'len' isn't just a variable, but a structure member. > > > > Do you like this patch? If so, would you mind signing it? > > > > > > > > Have a lovely night! > > Alex > > > > man/man7/inotify.7 | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/man/man7/inotify.7 b/man/man7/inotify.7 > > index 9575b82e7ffb..dcdf95d0665c 100644 > > --- a/man/man7/inotify.7 > > +++ b/man/man7/inotify.7 > > @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ .SS Reading events from an inotify file descriptor > > the size of each > > .I inotify_event > > structure is thus > > -.IR "sizeof(struct inotify_event)+size" . > > +.IR sizeof(struct\~inotify_event)\~+\~event.len . > > .P > > The behavior when the buffer given to > > .BR read (2) > > > > base-commit: 93337ae940c227db2b4a6141268a41b222df4283 > > -- > > 2.55.0 > > >=20 --=20 --nsnrpjg5zmdcysak Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEES7Jt9u9GbmlWADAi64mZXMKQwqkFAmquX6YACgkQ64mZXMKQ wqnm+xAAqfqLqSNgKm0mMmfUPO43fSWUW144yEQmjGaqFRXqPgN/d8igCn3zKvc6 Oe4zpZpekTYZ0o5r+1pR7cIUQppK9hzpaeYmi2yKiDKBH+JxhtC0WGiH/fkANyDN Mo5Ie4oS+xaFPnOD9/2ikI7ZY+be5vL7jxj2q9m1K0im2YSrxfTbQSQ4AHsxH8kP VOcdzoRlFmimQAZbnD/p4bFJcY0tIikPhR/6RDbNJSREjw3M5DyG6+ICKF6l2ZTa Ml4EygOouElYnELpURweCYW4ohnuKMyu1PTQQ1wRAiF2c/5ad9+mqgmErb5vmj6c dd41w+q06cnN5wsg9kA4IIIaynzR+HXSNZJouCoKS7Vj8dnZzTDCIqc8bzNBTxiL sM6nPQ0jloMB251aQGC5G7HxQOiQg1+axCEVlSrOrIfg2K11m8nwXfnMLJQwLjsr 88slGt7pCLzm0coFN1GvlyY//IocpO7NAfl0DeoNn+M1hr6E2Hlwk3HWx7NSSiVx Onjm0a5hxHcAbEzMLngItESTH6WWLX2zCXWy957RUWugvRBj0dQDWqrq3++udZvt nZYmh6CDah+YV0DHt7V9JQyZ1hquNg19Rkh0jHltUp9b8u9a7e/t+TKuQ+h6ml49 lBgrnZ35tBVuZmZRURlh1vJre6dn3WeZhASeRekkmxL1VjwHyZw= =atbG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nsnrpjg5zmdcysak--