Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- man2/set_thread_area.2 | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/set_thread_area.2 b/man2/set_thread_area.2 index 284dea390..43f3009f7 100644 --- a/man2/set_thread_area.2 +++ b/man2/set_thread_area.2 @@ -11,28 +11,31 @@ get_thread_area, set_thread_area \- manipulate thread-local storage information .SH SYNOPSIS .nf -.B #include <linux/unistd.h> +.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */" +.B #include <unistd.h> .PP .B #if defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__ -.B # include <asm/ldt.h> +.BR "# include <asm/ldt.h>" " /* Definition of " "struct user_desc" " */" .PP -.BI "int get_thread_area(struct user_desc *" u_info ); -.BI "int set_thread_area(struct user_desc *" u_info ); +.BI "int syscall(SYS_get_thread_area, struct user_desc *" u_info ); +.BI "int syscall(SYS_set_thread_area, struct user_desc *" u_info ); .PP .B #elif defined __m68k__ .PP -.B "int get_thread_area(void);" -.BI "int set_thread_area(unsigned long " tp ); +.B "int syscall(SYS_get_thread_area);" +.BI "int syscall(SYS_set_thread_area, unsigned long " tp ); .PP .B #elif defined __mips__ .PP -.BI "int set_thread_area(unsigned long " addr ); +.BI "int syscall(SYS_set_thread_area, unsigned long " addr ); .PP .B #endif .fi .PP .IR Note : -There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES. +glibc provides no wrappers for these system calls, +necessitating the use of +.BR syscall (2). .SH DESCRIPTION These calls provide architecture-specific support for a thread-local storage implementation. @@ -172,10 +175,7 @@ and are Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH NOTES -Glibc does not provide wrappers for these system calls, -since they are generally intended for use only by threading libraries. -In the unlikely event that you want to call them directly, use -.BR syscall (2). +These system calls are generally intended for use only by threading libraries. .PP .BR arch_prctl (2) can interfere with -- 2.31.1
