[patch] sigprocmask.2: Explain EINVAL, add EFAULT

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Explain exactly what values for "how" in sigprocmask() are invalid.
Add EFAULT to the list of errors that may be returned by sigprocmask().

This patch is against the current man-pages git repository.

urs



diff --git a/man2/sigprocmask.2 b/man2/sigprocmask.2
index e0b4a7b..abe59d2 100644
--- a/man2/sigprocmask.2
+++ b/man2/sigprocmask.2
@@ -92,10 +92,16 @@ is unspecified in a multithreaded process; see
 .BR sigprocmask ()
 returns 0 on success and \-1 on error.
 .SH ERRORS
+.TP
 .B EINVAL
 The value specified in
 .I how
-was invalid.
+is not one of
+.BR SIG_SETMASK ", " SIG_BLOCK ", or " SIG_UNBLOCK .
+.TP
+.B EFAULT
+.IR set " or " oldset
+points to an invalid address.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 POSIX.1-2001.
 .SH NOTES
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