ioctl mutate_flag behavior in regard to the buffer size limit

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

The issue names no documentation file, test, or entry point; start by reviewing the existing Python ioctl documentation and the historical BPO issue 16834. Determine the intended explanation of mutate_flag and the buffer size limit, then document the agreed behavior and verify the relevant documentation checks.

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Description

docs extension-modules type-bug
BPO 16834
Nosy @vadmium

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-01-01.14:56:29.891>
labels = ['extension-modules', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'ioctl mutate_flag behavior in regard to the buffer size limit'
updated_at = <Date 2020-11-06.22:43:18.137>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/YuvalWeinbaum'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-11-06.22:43:18.137>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2013-01-01.14:56:29.891>
creator = 'Yuval.Weinbaum'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 16834
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['178732', '223123', '238579']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'martin.panter', 'Yuval.Weinbaum']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16834'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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