Package: modutils
Version: 2.4.27.0-6
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Would it be possible to document in the abovely named manpage that
query_module does not always report success and that it can emit
ENOSYS as well?
This patch does not apply directly but will do so manually.
Regards,
Joey
Index: query_module.2
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/debian/manpages/man2/query_module.2,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.3
diff -u -p -r1.1.1.3 query_module.2
--- query_module.2 19 May 2007 07:26:33 -0000 1.1.1.3
+++ query_module.2 24 May 2007 15:38:10 -0000
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The following values can be specified fo
.IR which :
.TP
.B 0
-Always returns success.
+Returns success if the kernel supports query_module.
Used to probe for availability of the system call.
.TP
.B QM_MODULES
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ exists.
The buffer size provided was too small.
.I ret
is set to the minimum size needed.
+.TP
+.B ENOSYS
+This system call is not available.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
.BR query_module ()
is Linux specific.
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