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 520DB314D05 for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:09:36 +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=1791738577; cv=none; b=eW5AYs9k3eHyw1cSVOWCvgbDbsQNUCoelycf88fNXFjp3zT9XKV2Zl1uzr+Z1r2/ADpdg5lkJB4/+V7U6FhCMDvNvwkgc2ppAxswdksSWJV5162kpPpo7yVRzQi4RE+WVhtU7zkvf3tehJcGmW9/ntpotxqbBYb6JuwLLdd+N6w= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1791738577; c=relaxed/simple; bh=LbJjShGS/dxOjAFDBQRWMECB6J0ej/iFM9fJrgftEi0=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=HVpXFV2SuMxdETeqq3ZQWiCDK73V6uObd/EbP9+AgwTf++hC9we7jSjRW+c3/oVOEUg9hst0m4tMAnG1EIwnQSnAXUYVrZJTR+pdxCffUO9MFqztTsmAyAZfL1I+579QA9bRS/FQs1b5ZLkdGtECVU+lb666BKfJKEBRMKFoZx0= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=ZHBN1mHp; 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="ZHBN1mHp" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C0A271F0089B; Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:09:34 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1791738576; bh=6VoMICcAuo7uqWgBFc/cyCs3kRk6Q/ZagIIpFNnYqqw=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=ZHBN1mHpR1wmXgnaQah7u74aHb3EbzFVENdi3PUpn9n36GZv9slg2ycXabRcU55UV KSaX7gMTSR7a8hYIg7hDeLmbPeFOGxSm7MZZd5COdra8H1YeD+l/8UjgGTKbazaxo8 4msNLIbxGHIT8ev+K2+jJDEoiN+up6M/ashyuY5ZwDGomRyGn4rhymmc3ZPyD6vxzj p9PYs+8Ek6jIyuNempBfldBhHrshUXaIvBi9zNK9M/cQe9TeNJsIP/IosUSgNgZZds vZAJkZ5lXbwYd4XkEqqRo+TPiSYWBETCi6ZNtnJEjqLe3GjodOL1+8D0vpYiEROYYt k/WuuCpKvaMwQ== Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:09:31 +0200 From: Alejandro Colomar To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=BCnther?= Noack Cc: =?utf-8?Q?Micka=C3=ABl_Sala=C3=BCn?= , linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] man/man7/landlock.7: Document whiteout object peculiarities Message-ID: References: <20260828160340.11238-2-gnoack3000@gmail.com> <20260926.919c130a1a6b@gnoack.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="bfuvmjvownh6gkb4" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260926.919c130a1a6b@gnoack.org> --bfuvmjvownh6gkb4 Content-Type: text/plain; protected-headers=v1; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Alejandro Colomar To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=BCnther?= Noack Cc: =?utf-8?Q?Micka=C3=ABl_Sala=C3=BCn?= , linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] man/man7/landlock.7: Document whiteout object peculiarities Message-ID: References: <20260828160340.11238-2-gnoack3000@gmail.com> <20260926.919c130a1a6b@gnoack.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20260926.919c130a1a6b@gnoack.org> Hi G=C3=BCnther, > Date: 2026-09-26 16:10:44+0200 > From: G=C3=BCnther Noack > > Hello Alejandro, >=20 > On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 09:44:18PM +0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > > > Date: 2026-08-28 18:03:41+0200 > > > From: G=C3=BCnther Noack > > > > > > Bring documentation for LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_REG in line with the > > > Landlock whiteout patch [1]. > > >=20 > > > Link: [1] > > > Link: [2] > > > --- > > > man/man7/landlock.7 | 3 +++ > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > >=20 > > > diff --git a/man/man7/landlock.7 b/man/man7/landlock.7 > > > index 880dd50582f3..3642a64ff1f6 100644 > > > --- a/man/man7/landlock.7 > > > +++ b/man/man7/landlock.7 > > > @@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ Create (or rename) a directory. > > > .TP > > > .B LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_REG > > > Create (or rename or link) a regular file. > > > +.IP > > > +This also guards the creation of whiteout objects > > > +as used in OverlayFS. > >=20 > > Reviewed-by: Alejandro Colomar > >=20 > >=20 > > I guess this should not be applied yet, right? If it's ready, please > > let me know. >=20 > The whiteout patch has been backported as bugfix to Linux 7.2, 6.18, > 6.12, 6.6 and 6.1. Since it is in stable, I think this can be > considered ready for the purpose of putting it into man pages? > (Otherwise, we can also wait for the 7.3 release.) Yes, it's good for the man pages. Does it need any update regarding version numbers or HISTORY, or should I pick the patch as is? Have a lovely night! 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