Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07:29AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Miklos, > > Sorry for the slow follow-up. > > On 14 November 2017 at 17:16, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > >

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07:29AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Miklos, > > Sorry for the slow follow-up. > > On 14 November 2017 at 17:16, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > > wrote: > >> Hi Miklos, Ram > >> > >> Thanks

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hello Miklos, On 20 November 2017 at 10:22, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > wrote: > >> But, the problem is that the existing description is at best misleading: >> >> (2) parent

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hello Miklos, On 20 November 2017 at 10:22, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > wrote: > >> But, the problem is that the existing description is at best misleading: >> >> (2) parent ID: the ID of the parent mount (or of self

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > But, the problem is that the existing description is at best misleading: > > (2) parent ID: the ID of the parent mount (or of self for >the top of the mount tree). >

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > But, the problem is that the existing description is at best misleading: > > (2) parent ID: the ID of the parent mount (or of self for >the top of the mount tree). > > That implies that

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hi Miklos, Sorry for the slow follow-up. On 14 November 2017 at 17:16, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > wrote: >> Hi Miklos, Ram >> >> Thanks for your comments. A question below. >> >> On 13

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hi Miklos, Sorry for the slow follow-up. On 14 November 2017 at 17:16, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) > wrote: >> Hi Miklos, Ram >> >> Thanks for your comments. A question below. >> >> On 13 November 2017 at 09:11, Miklos Szeredi wrote:

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Miklos, Ram > > Thanks for your comments. A question below. > > On 13 November 2017 at 09:11, Miklos Szeredi wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Miklos, Ram > > Thanks for your comments. A question below. > > On 13 November 2017 at 09:11, Miklos Szeredi wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai wrote: >>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hi Miklos, Ram Thanks for your comments. A question below. On 13 November 2017 at 09:11, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >>> Hello

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hi Miklos, Ram Thanks for your comments. A question below. On 13 November 2017 at 09:11, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >>> Hello Ram, >>> >>> Long ago (2.6.29) you added

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >> Hello Ram, >> >> Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and >> associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt.

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Ram Pai wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >> Hello Ram, >> >> Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and >> associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Later, >> I pasted

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hello Ram, > > Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and > associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Later, > I pasted much of that documentation into the proc(5) manual page. >

Re: Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 07:02:21AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hello Ram, > > Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and > associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Later, > I pasted much of that documentation into the proc(5) manual page. >

Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hello Ram, Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Later, I pasted much of that documentation into the proc(5) manual page. That documentation says of the second field in the file: [[ This file contains lines

Improving documentation of parent-ID field in /proc/PID/mountinfo

Hello Ram, Long ago (2.6.29) you added the /proc/PID/mountinfo file and associated documentation in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Later, I pasted much of that documentation into the proc(5) manual page. That documentation says of the second field in the file: [[ This file contains lines