Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- man2/pivot_root.2 | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/pivot_root.2 b/man2/pivot_root.2 index e0c34c450..c301c2e4a 100644 --- a/man2/pivot_root.2 +++ b/man2/pivot_root.2 @@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ pivot_root \- change the root mount .SH SYNOPSIS .nf -.BI "int pivot_root(const char *" new_root ", const char *" put_old ); +.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */" +.B #include <unistd.h> +.PP +.BI "int syscall(SYS_pivot_root, const char *" new_root \ +", const char *" put_old ); .fi .PP .IR Note : -There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. +glibc provides no wrapper for +.BR pivot_root (), +necessitating the use of +.BR syscall (2). .SH DESCRIPTION .BR pivot_root () changes the root mount in the mount namespace of the calling process. @@ -168,9 +175,6 @@ was introduced in Linux 2.3.41. .BR pivot_root () is Linux-specific and hence is not portable. .SH NOTES -Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using -.BR syscall (2). -.PP A command-line interface for this system call is provided by .BR pivot_root (8). .PP -- 2.31.1
