[PATCH] kcmp: reword slightly awkward section

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---
 man2/kcmp.2 | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/kcmp.2 b/man2/kcmp.2
index c4fa3f4..5cde64e 100644
--- a/man2/kcmp.2
+++ b/man2/kcmp.2
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ are ignored.
 .PP
 Note the
 .BR kcmp ()
-is not protected against false positives which may have place if tasks are
+is not protected against false positives which may occur if tasks are
 running.
-Which means one should stop tasks being inspected with this syscall to obtain
-meaningful results.
+One should stop tasks by sending
+.BR SIGSTOP
+(see
+.BR signal (7))
+prior to inspection with this syscall to obtain meaningful results.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 The return value of a successful call to
 .BR kcmp ()
-- 
1.8.4.4

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