[PATCH v2 2/2] man/man2/openat2.2: Document OPENAT2_REGULAR flag
From: Dorjoy Chowdhury <hidden>
Date: 2026-04-26 11:17:28
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
Signed-off-by: Dorjoy Chowdhury <redacted> --- man/man2/openat2.2 | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/man2/openat2.2 b/man/man2/openat2.2
index f0770f3a0..ea3d9ac7b 100644
--- a/man/man2/openat2.2
+++ b/man/man2/openat2.2@@ -133,6 +133,20 @@ argument, .BR openat2 () returns an error if unknown or conflicting flags are specified in .IR how.flags . +.IP +.BR openat2 () +also supports the below additional flags: +.RS +.TP +.BR OPENAT2_REGULAR " (since Linux 7.2)" +Only open the file specified by +.I path +if it is a regular file. +If it is not a regular file, +.BR openat2 () +fails with the error +.BR EFTYPE . +.RE .TP .I mode This field specifies the
@@ -471,6 +485,12 @@ and an escape from the root during path resolution was detected. contains .BR RESOLVE_NO_XDEV , and a path component crosses a mount point. +.TP +.B EFTYPE +.I how.flags +contains +.B OPENAT2_REGULAR +flag and the path is not a regular file. .SH STANDARDS Linux. .SH HISTORY
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