Hi Alex, On 4/4/21 1:58 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > man2/capget.2 | 20 ++++++++++---------- > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) Patch applied. Again, some minor follow-up edits. Thanks, Michael > diff --git a/man2/capget.2 b/man2/capget.2 > index 6de51b72c..a2d897cc7 100644 > --- a/man2/capget.2 > +++ b/man2/capget.2 > @@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ > capget, capset \- set/get capabilities of thread(s) > .SH SYNOPSIS > .nf > -.B #include <sys/capability.h> > +.RB " /* Definition of " CAP_* " and " \ > +_LINUX_CAPABILITY_* " constants */" > +.B #include <linux/capability.h> > +.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */" > +.B #include <unistd.h> > .PP > -.BI "int capget(cap_user_header_t " hdrp ", cap_user_data_t " datap ); > -.BI "int capset(cap_user_header_t " hdrp ", const cap_user_data_t " datap ); > +.BI "int syscall(SYS_capget, cap_user_header_t " hdrp , > +.BI " cap_user_data_t " datap ); > +.BI "int syscall(SYS_capset, cap_user_header_t " hdrp , > +.BI " const cap_user_data_t " datap ); > .fi > -.PP > -.IR Note : > -There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES. > .SH DESCRIPTION > These two system calls are the raw kernel interface for getting and > setting thread capabilities. > @@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ The portable interfaces are > .BR cap_set_proc (3) > and > .BR cap_get_proc (3); > -if possible, you should use those interfaces in applications. > +if possible, you should use those interfaces in applications; see NOTES. > .\" > .SS Current details > Now that you have been warned, some current kernel details. > @@ -239,9 +242,6 @@ No such thread. > .SH CONFORMING TO > These system calls are Linux-specific. > .SH NOTES > -Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using > -.BR syscall (2). > -.PP > The portable interface to the capability querying and setting > functions is provided by the > .I libcap > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
