re: bin/59996: swapctl: SWAP_STATS different to SWAP_NSWAP (1 != 3)

[matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost>]

Robert Elz writes:
> I have finished playing with swapctl related issues.
>
> Now we need to decide what should be pulled up, and to where.
>
> The kernel mod is most likely I assume, though it is for a very
> rare and relatively harmless condition (no crashes possible, no
> unintended data exposed) so could be just left for -12 or could
> be pulled up to just -11 (or perhaps back further).   I haven't
> looked at what is involved in doing any of those yet.
>
> The changes to swapctl(8) I don't think are worthy of any pullups.
> The offending message is actually useful on any release where the
> kernel issue isn't corrected.  When it is corrected, the chances
> that anyone, not deliberately trying to provoke it, is ever going to
> encounter it, are miniscule.   The other changes are just noise.
>
> So, opinions?   I will change the PR status to pending-pullups while
> this is being decided.

thank you again for fixing this properly.

i'm fine with just pulling up the kernel fixes -- maybe the man
pages fixes are also nice, but i'd probably only do those if
doing all of swapctl(8) too.


.mrg.