Hi Alex, On 5/25/21 6:19 AM, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > man2/set_thread_area.2 | 24 ++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) Applied. Thanks, Michael > 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 > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
