ioctl_getfsmap.2: correct semantics of FMR_OF_LAST flag

Started by Darrick J. Wong on Aug 23, 2017 · 2 messages from 2 authors · Last reply Aug 23, 2017

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The FMR_OF_LAST flag is applied to the last record in the returned
dataset, which is not necessarily the last record in the filesystem.
Correct the documentation to reflect the actual behavior of both
getfsmap implementations.

Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <redacted>
---
 man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2 |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2 b/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
index 2a3cf06..047a624 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ The
 field contains a special value instead of an inode number.
 .TP
 .B FMR_OF_LAST
-This is the last record in the filesystem.
+This is the last record in the data set.
 .RE
 .PP
 The
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On 08/23/2017 09:52 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
The FMR_OF_LAST flag is applied to the last record in the returned
dataset, which is not necessarily the last record in the filesystem.
Correct the documentation to reflect the actual behavior of both
getfsmap implementations.
Thanks, Darrick. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael

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Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <redacted>
---
 man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2 |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2 b/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
index 2a3cf06..047a624 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl_getfsmap.2
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ The
 field contains a special value instead of an inode number.
 .TP
 .B FMR_OF_LAST
-This is the last record in the filesystem.
+This is the last record in the data set.
 .RE
 .PP
 The

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