From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS3215 2.6.0.0/16 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [IPv6:2620:52:3:1:0:246e:9693:128c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6B3ED1F4B4 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D32D384640D; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:41:19 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 1D32D384640D DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1618983679; bh=T/kiZljSzseCOseU1CDKm7De1GtlVg0MiHPJ52rRNnQ=; h=To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=uQ/jjZw0SVV9uXErY7IhboLoZXWRSP4cMYiHdLfj8h+YE6vw3mvreq3sweX0hsNCo 9E0JsYkTyApJewgIfsnUg6sHHAHEFo5POBELlrGBsTv8uNgcqNOnwLaBDV6vT88DHJ LPD6TeDy1/qtLk/f5bDW0T50cKhe9F0jxjNVljtE= Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10D6F3857C56 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:41:12 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 10D6F3857C56 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-290-2HadNEnHMrWoea-AdMi8Dg-1; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:41:09 -0400 X-MC-Unique: 2HadNEnHMrWoea-AdMi8Dg-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.14]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A2BB0189DF51; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:40:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldenburg.str.redhat.com (ovpn-113-20.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.113.20]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE08F5D9D0; Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:40:51 +0000 (UTC) To: "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/35] SYNOPSIS: Use syscall(SYS_...); and fix '#include's References: <20210403194026.102818-1-alx.manpages@gmail.com> <20210404115847.78166-1-alx.manpages@gmail.com> <4298cc3c-8f24-5a3c-3c54-b24ca804d373@gmail.com> <87y2doni1m.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com> <365dc717-eb20-4549-9b6a-09eeadcfc89d@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:41:07 +0200 In-Reply-To: <365dc717-eb20-4549-9b6a-09eeadcfc89d@gmail.com> (Alejandro Colomar's message of "Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:09:24 +0200") Message-ID: <87pmyoqjnw.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.14 X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha Reply-To: Florian Weimer Cc: Jakub Wilk , linux-man@vger.kernel.org, "Michael Kerrisk \(man-pages\) via Libc-alpha" , "Michael Kerrisk \(man-pages\)" Errors-To: libc-alpha-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Libc-alpha" * Alejandro Colomar: >> Or, more succinctly, put the types in comments: >> >> syscall(SYS_arch_prctl, /* int */ code, /* unsigned long */ addr); > > I'm not sure. I see the point in doing this, but I think I prefer my > version, because it has less noise. But I might be a bit biased :) Not everyone is deeply familiar with C syntax. Anyone who uses the example literally will be disappointed. Thanks, Florian