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Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]

From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>
To: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>, Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 08:28:18 -0500
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]
References: <87ftvc2qjo.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> <alpine.DEB.2.21.1812051619160.27434@digraph.polyomino.org.uk> <87in07g7be.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> <alpine.DEB.2.21.1812051827460.27434@digraph.polyomino.org.uk>

On 12/5/18 1:30 PM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2018, Florian Weimer wrote:
> 
>> I do not want to contribute to the manual at this point.
> 
> I think additions to the manual should generally be required for adding 
> new functions to glibc.

I agree, even if the documentation is minimal, and you can always ask for
help in writing the manual pages.

> I'm also wondering about adding a testcase that fails if any undocumented 
> function is declared in a header unless the lack of documentation for that 
> function is XFAILed with reference to an open bug, to make it more obvious 
> when documentation is missing from a patch submission.

Agreed.

-- 
Cheers,
Carlos.

References:
- [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]
  - From: Joseph Myers
- Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add gettid system call wrapper [BZ #6399]
  - From: Joseph Myers

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