watch_queue: Drop references to /dev/watch_queue
The merged API doesn't use a watch_queue device, but instead relies on
pipes, so let the documentation reflect that.
Fixes: f7e47677e3
("watch_queue: Add a key/keyring notification facility")
Signed-off-by: Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@collabora.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com>
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@ -1040,8 +1040,8 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are:
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"key" is the ID of the key to be watched.
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"queue_fd" is a file descriptor referring to an open "/dev/watch_queue"
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which manages the buffer into which notifications will be delivered.
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"queue_fd" is a file descriptor referring to an open pipe which
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manages the buffer into which notifications will be delivered.
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"filter" is either NULL to remove a watch or a filter specification to
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indicate what events are required from the key.
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@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ config SAMPLE_WATCHDOG
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depends on CC_CAN_LINK
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config SAMPLE_WATCH_QUEUE
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bool "Build example /dev/watch_queue notification consumer"
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bool "Build example watch_queue notification API consumer"
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depends on CC_CAN_LINK && HEADERS_INSTALL
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help
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Build example userspace program to use the new mount_notify(),
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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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/* Use /dev/watch_queue to watch for notifications.
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/* Use watch_queue API to watch for notifications.
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*
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* Copyright (C) 2020 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
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@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ config KEY_NOTIFICATIONS
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bool "Provide key/keyring change notifications"
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depends on KEYS && WATCH_QUEUE
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help
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This option provides support for getting change notifications on keys
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and keyrings on which the caller has View permission. This makes use
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of the /dev/watch_queue misc device to handle the notification
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buffer and provides KEYCTL_WATCH_KEY to enable/disable watches.
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This option provides support for getting change notifications
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on keys and keyrings on which the caller has View permission.
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This makes use of pipes to handle the notification buffer and
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provides KEYCTL_WATCH_KEY to enable/disable watches.
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