[PATCH] landlock: Documentation wording cleanups

Günther Noack gnoack at google.com
Thu Jun 25 12:29:21 UTC 2026


On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 09:01:12PM +0200, Günther Noack wrote:
> Documentation cleanups suggested by Alejandro Colomar,
> which we have also applied in the man pages.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/agW4yMK6CinJGqXt@devuan/
> Suggested-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx at kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000 at gmail.com>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/landlock.h | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/landlock.h b/include/uapi/linux/landlock.h
> index 10a346e55e95..48c12ddf1108 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/landlock.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/landlock.h
> @@ -255,16 +255,16 @@ struct landlock_net_port_attr {
>   *   :manpage:`connect(2)` as well as calls to :manpage:`sendmsg(2)` with an
>   *   explicit recipient address.
>   *
> - *   This access right only applies to connections to UNIX server sockets which
> + *   This access right applies only to connections to UNIX server sockets which
>   *   were created outside of the newly created Landlock domain (e.g. from within
>   *   a parent domain or from an unrestricted process).  Newly created UNIX
>   *   servers within the same Landlock domain continue to be accessible.  In this
>   *   regard, %LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX has the same semantics as the
>   *   ``LANDLOCK_SCOPE_*`` flags.
>   *
> - *   If a resolve attempt is denied, the operation returns an ``EACCES`` error,
> - *   in line with other filesystem access rights (but different to denials for
> - *   abstract UNIX domain sockets).
> + *   If a resolution attempt is denied, the operation returns an ``EACCES``
> + *   error, in line with other filesystem access rights (but different to
> + *   denials for abstract UNIX domain sockets).
>   *
>   *   This access right is available since the ninth version of the Landlock ABI.
>   *
> -- 
> 2.54.0
> 

Friendly ping, Mickaël!

This is only a minor change, but keeps the man pages and kernel docs wording in line.

—Günther



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