[PATCH] modify_ldt.2, set_thread_area.2: Fix type of base_addr

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Historically (before Linux 2.6.23), base_addr was unsigned long for
32-bit code and unsigned int for 64-bit code.  In other words, it
was always a 32-bit value.  When the ldt.h header files were
unified, the type became unsigned int on all systems.  Update
modify_ldt.2 and set_thread_area.2 accordingly.

Indeed, on x86, the GDT and LDT specify 32-bit bases for code and
data segments, and this has nothing to do with the kernel.

Reported-by: "Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man2/modify_ldt.2      | 2 +-
 man2/set_thread_area.2 | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/modify_ldt.2 b/man2/modify_ldt.2
index 0db6efea47ad..ae979ed41a7d 100644
--- a/man2/modify_ldt.2
+++ b/man2/modify_ldt.2
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ structure is defined in \fI<asm/ldt.h>\fP as:
 .EX
 struct user_desc {
     unsigned int  entry_number;
-    unsigned long base_addr;
+    unsigned int  base_addr;
     unsigned int  limit;
     unsigned int  seg_32bit:1;
     unsigned int  contents:2;
diff --git a/man2/set_thread_area.2 b/man2/set_thread_area.2
index b2f0882ed9ad..3b6b22efd9aa 100644
--- a/man2/set_thread_area.2
+++ b/man2/set_thread_area.2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ to a structure of the following type:
 .EX
 struct user_desc {
     unsigned int  entry_number;
-    unsigned long base_addr;
+    unsigned int  base_addr;
     unsigned int  limit;
     unsigned int  seg_32bit:1;
     unsigned int  contents:2;
-- 
2.23.0




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