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Reject posix_getdents(2) for now.

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Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen 2024-06-23 18:06:18 +02:00
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@ -199,6 +199,28 @@ The
.Xr ioctl 2 .Xr ioctl 2
interface is fine and this alternative function is rejected in this operating interface is fine and this alternative function is rejected in this operating
system as it is optional in POSIX 2024. system as it is optional in POSIX 2024.
.Ss posix_getdents
.Xr readdir 3
should be used instead.
.Xr readdirents 2
is a similar Sortix-specific system call that will likely be replaced with
something else in the future.
This new
.Ft posix_getdents
function is due to a mess of diverent
.Fn getdents
functions.
It is unfortunate they used
.Vt struct posix_dent
instead of
.Vt struct dirent
as they did not want to mandate the addition of the common
.Vt d_type
field in
.Vt struct dirent .
However,
.Vt posix_getdents
is decent and may be implemented in the future.
.Ss printf .Ss printf
.Xr printf 3 .Xr printf 3
is implemented, however floating point formatting is not currently implemented is implemented, however floating point formatting is not currently implemented