fcntl.2: OFD locks are proposed for inclusion in the next POSIX revision

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

diff --git a/man2/fcntl.2 b/man2/fcntl.2
index aa260210708ff44303b919761ea205355f06f2ce..97e2eb607ccd9f414fd2b35071cbd09b230ae876 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/fcntl.2
+++ b/man2/fcntl.2
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ Open file description locks are advisory byte-range locks whose operation is
 in most respects identical to the traditional record locks described above.
 This lock type is Linux-specific,
 and available since Linux 3.15.
 in most respects identical to the traditional record locks described above.
 This lock type is Linux-specific,
 and available since Linux 3.15.

+(There is a proposal with the Austin Group
+.\" FIXME . Review progress into POSIX
+.\" http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=768
+to include this lock type in the next revision of POSIX.1.)

 For an explanation of open file descriptions, see
 .BR open (2).
 
 For an explanation of open file descriptions, see
 .BR open (2).