docs/153654: [patch] incorrect include in sysctl.9

joris dedieu joris.dedieu at gmail.com
Fri Jan 7 12:25:01 UTC 2011


2011/1/3 John Baldwin <jhb at freebsd.org>:
> On Monday, January 03, 2011 12:58:53 pm Joris Dedieu wrote:
>>
>> >Number:         153654
>> >Category:       docs
>> >Synopsis:       [patch] incorrect include in sysctl.9
>> >Confidential:   no
>> >Severity:       non-critical
>> >Priority:       low
>> >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>> >State:          open
>> >Quarter:
>> >Keywords:
>> >Date-Required:
>> >Class:          doc-bug
>> >Submitter-Id:   current-users
>> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 03 18:00:24 UTC 2011
>> >Closed-Date:
>> >Last-Modified:
>> >Originator:     Joris Dedieu
>> >Release:        8.1-RELEASE-p2
>> >Organization:
>> >Environment:
>> FreeBSD ladybug2.rmdir.fr 8.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 #0: Mon Dec 27 15:39:23 CET 2010
> joris at ladybug2.rmdir.fr:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>>
>> >Description:
>> Has DATA_SET is defined in sys/kernel.h most SYSTL_* macros don't work if you don't include it.
>> >How-To-Repeat:
>>
>> >Fix:
>> --- share/man/man9/sysctl.9.orig        2011-01-03 18:43:53.000000000 +0100
>> +++ share/man/man9/sysctl.9     2011-01-03 18:44:17.000000000 +0100
>> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
>>  .Nm SYSCTL_QUAD
>>  .Nd Static sysctl declaration functions
>>  .Sh SYNOPSIS
>> -.In sys/types.h
>> +.In sys/kernel.h
>>  .In sys/sysctl.h
>>  .Fn SYSCTL_DECL name
>>  .Fn SYSCTL_INT parent nbr name access ptr val descr
>
> <sys/kernel.h> does not include <sys/types.h>.  Plus, all of <sys/kernel.h>
> is not needed.  <sys/linker_set.h> is what defines DATA_SET().  This is
> probably the "right" set of includes:
>
> #include <sys/types.h>
> #include <sys/linker_set.h>
> #include <sys/sysctl.h>
>
> OTOH, <sysctl.h> should perhaps have a nested include of <sys/linker_set.h>
> in the #ifdef _KERNEL case in which case the manpage would not need changing.
You are right. My patch is wrong and your solution sounds better.
Should I submit an other pr ?

Joris

>
> --
> John Baldwin
>



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