From f18b70ddbc236d11bfc0a1922ab2d6a6d53a3381 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Garlick <garlick.jim@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 10:53:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] rfc42: exec.write should use matchtag not pid

Problem: requiring the PID as a parameter to write complicates
client code which must support writing/closing a stream before the
started response has been received.

Use the exec request matchtag instead.
---
 spec_42.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spec_42.rst b/spec_42.rst
index c8dc337..88e444a 100644
--- a/spec_42.rst
+++ b/spec_42.rst
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ specified in the exec request command object.
 
   The request SHALL consist of a JSON object with the following keys:
 
-  .. object:: pid
+  .. object:: matchtag
 
-    (*integer*, REQUIRED) The process ID of the remote process.
+    (*integer*, REQUIRED) The matchtag of the :program:`exec` request.
 
   .. object:: io