Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- man2/ipc.2 | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/ipc.2 b/man2/ipc.2 index c0ba4651f..f505fa1c9 100644 --- a/man2/ipc.2 +++ b/man2/ipc.2 @@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ ipc \- System V IPC system calls .SH SYNOPSIS .nf -.BI "int ipc(unsigned int " call ", int " first ", unsigned long " second , -.BI " unsigned long " third ", void *" ptr ", long " fifth ); +.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */" +.B #include <unistd.h> +.PP +.BI "int syscall(SYS_ipc, unsigned int " call ", int " first , +.BI " unsigned long " second ", unsigned long " third \ +", void *" ptr , +.BI " long " fifth ); .fi .PP .IR Note : -There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. +glibc provides no wrapper for +.BR ipc (), +necessitating the use of +.BR syscall (2). .SH DESCRIPTION .BR ipc () is a common kernel entry point for the System\ V IPC calls @@ -56,10 +64,6 @@ system call; instead, .BR semctl (2), .BR shmctl (2), and so on really are implemented as separate system calls. -.PP -Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; -in the unlikely event that you want to call it directly, you can do so using -.BR syscall (2). .SH SEE ALSO .BR msgctl (2), .BR msgget (2), -- 2.31.1
