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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-10-20 08:37:52 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-12-27 09:36:13 +0100 |
| commit | 53e88c3e98bd7f144ad8a9be6b08c4d3bcc13d59 (patch) | |
| tree | 13139a75a7dd0b26a86cb932a314e8f847a59dc8 | |
| parent | 1deb8c8ee83cd4e46f21c32dc3369dff68a1d9ec (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-53e88c3e98bd7f144ad8a9be6b08c4d3bcc13d59.tar.gz | |
keyctl.2: Rename 'option' argument to 'operation'
Yes, the kernel source says 'option', but 'operation' is
a more natural name.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/keyctl.2 | 24 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/man2/keyctl.2 b/man2/keyctl.2 index 685f6cd9c1..b19c276d92 100644 --- a/man2/keyctl.2 +++ b/man2/keyctl.2 @@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ keyctl \- manipulate the kernel's key management facility .nf .B #include <keyutils.h> .sp -.BI "long keyctl(int " cmd ", ...)" +.BI "long keyctl(int " operation ", ...)" .sp .B "/* For direct call via syscall(2): */" .B #include <asm/unistd.h> .B #include <linux/keyctl.h> .B #include <unistd.h> .sp -.BI "long syscall(__NR_keyctl, int " option ", __kernel_ulong_t " arg2 , +.BI "long syscall(__NR_keyctl, int " operation ", __kernel_ulong_t " arg2 , .BI " __kernel_ulong_t " arg3 ", __kernel_ulong_t " arg4 , .BI " __kernel_ulong_t " arg5 ); .fi @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ allows user-space programs to perform key manipulation. The operation performed by .BR keyctl () is determined by the value of the -.I option +.I operation argument. Each of these operations is wrapped by .B libkeyutils @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ into individual functions (listed under SEE ALSO) to permit the compiler to check types. The permitted values for -.I option +.I operation are: .TP .BR KEYCTL_GET_KEYRING_ID " (since Linux 2.6.11)" @@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ is set appropriately to indicate the error. The requested operation wasn't permitted. .TP .B EDEADLK -.I option +.I operation is .BR KEYCTL_LINK and the requested link would result in a cycle. @@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ The key quota for the caller's user would be exceeded by creating a key or linking it to the keyring. .TP .B EINVAL -.I option +.I operation was .B KEYCTL_SETPERM and an invalid permission bit was specified in @@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ A rejected key was found or specified. A revoked key was found or specified. .TP .B ELOOP -.I option +.I operation is .BR KEYCTL_LINK and the requested link would cause the maximum nesting depth @@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ No matching key was found or an invalid key was specified. The value .B KEYCTL_GET_KEYRING_ID was specified in -.IR option , +.IR operation , the key specified in .I arg2 did not exist, and @@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ did not exist, and was zero (meaning don't create the key if it didn't exist). .TP .B EOPNOTSUPP -.I option +.I operation is .B KEYCTL_UPDATE and the key type does not support updating. @@ -1419,13 +1419,13 @@ a different type was provided. .\" FIXME Does this error really occur? I could not find where .\" in the kernel source it is generated, but have not tested .\" this case from a user-space program -.IR option +.IR operation is .BR KEYCTL_LINK and the keyring is full. .TP .B ENOENT -.I option +.I operation is .B KEYCTL_UNLINK and the key to be unlinked isn't linked to the keyring. @@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ or the parent process is or a kernel thread. .TP .B EINVAL -.I option +.I operation is .B KEYCTL_DH_COMPUTE and the buffer size provided is not enough to hold the result. |