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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2017-05-14 19:51:39 +0300
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2017-07-14 22:51:36 +0300
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highuid.txt: standardize document format
Each text file under Documentation follows a different format. Some doesn't even have titles! Change its representation to follow the adopted standard, using ReST markups for it to be parseable by Sphinx: - use a markup for the title; - use :Author: and :Last updated: markups at the beginning with authorship info; - use proper markups for the lists. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-Notes on the change from 16-bit UIDs to 32-bit UIDs:
+===================================================
+Notes on the change from 16-bit UIDs to 32-bit UIDs
+===================================================
+
+:Author: Chris Wing <wingc@umich.edu>
+:Last updated: January 11, 2000
- kernel code MUST take into account __kernel_uid_t and __kernel_uid32_t
when communicating between user and kernel space in an ioctl or data
@@ -28,30 +33,34 @@ What's left to be done for 32-bit UIDs on all Linux architectures:
uses the 32-bit UID system calls properly otherwise.
This affects at least:
- iBCS on Intel
- sparc32 emulation on sparc64
- (need to support whatever new 32-bit UID system calls are added to
- sparc32)
+ - iBCS on Intel
+
+ - sparc32 emulation on sparc64
+ (need to support whatever new 32-bit UID system calls are added to
+ sparc32)
- Validate that all filesystems behave properly.
At present, 32-bit UIDs _should_ work for:
- ext2
- ufs
- isofs
- nfs
- coda
- udf
+
+ - ext2
+ - ufs
+ - isofs
+ - nfs
+ - coda
+ - udf
Ioctl() fixups have been made for:
- ncpfs
- smbfs
+
+ - ncpfs
+ - smbfs
Filesystems with simple fixups to prevent 16-bit UID wraparound:
- minix
- sysv
- qnx4
+
+ - minix
+ - sysv
+ - qnx4
Other filesystems have not been checked yet.
@@ -69,9 +78,3 @@ What's left to be done for 32-bit UIDs on all Linux architectures:
- make sure that the UID mapping feature of AX25 networking works properly
(it should be safe because it's always used a 32-bit integer to
communicate between user and kernel)
-
-
-Chris Wing
-wingc@umich.edu
-
-last updated: January 11, 2000