[LTP] [PATCH v2 2/3] Add fanotify_get_supported_init_flags() helper function

[Martin Doucha]

On 24. 10. 22 19:03, Petr Vorel wrote:
>> The kernel UAPI is not very consistent about ENOTSUP vs. EINVAL
>> renameat(2), unlink(2), link(2) and other return EINVAL for unsupported flags
>> fallocate(2), ioctl(2) and others return ENOTSUP for unsupported commands.
>> It's not a clear cut, but ENOTSUP is generally for unsupported fs methods,
>> not for unsupported options.
> 
> thanks for info, I didn't know that. Otherwise Martin's note to use ENOTSUP
> would help.

I was not suggesting to change the kernel API, that's not a reasonable 
option at this point. I was just pointing out that the API design limits 
our options how to write reliable tests.

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