[PATCH] sched_setaffinity.2: sched_getaffinity returns the number of bytes copied

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sched_setaffinity.2: sched_getaffinity returns the number of bytes copied

On success, it returns min(len, cpumask_size()) where len is
the output buffer size (see the syscall definition in kernel/sched/core.c).

Signed-off-by: Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@xxxxxxxx>
---
 man2/sched_setaffinity.2 | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/sched_setaffinity.2 b/man2/sched_setaffinity.2
index 74bbde81c..277edd0fb 100644
--- a/man2/sched_setaffinity.2
+++ b/man2/sched_setaffinity.2
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ is zero, then the mask of the calling thread is returned.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 On success,
 .BR sched_setaffinity ()
-and
+returns 0, while
 .BR sched_getaffinity ()
-return 0.
+returns the number of bytes copied to the destination mask.
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
 is set appropriately.
-- 
2.20.1





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