[PATCH 04/28] spu_create.2: Use syscall(SYS_...), for system calls without a wrapper

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Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 man2/spu_create.2 | 18 ++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2
index 6541a6e9a..746a86ed6 100644
--- a/man2/spu_create.2
+++ b/man2/spu_create.2
@@ -27,15 +27,20 @@
 spu_create \- create a new spu context
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.B #include <sys/spu.h>
+.BR "#include <sys/spu.h>" "          /* Definition of " SPU_* " constants */"
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" "      /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
 .PP
-.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \
-", mode_t " mode ,
-.BI "               int " neighbor_fd ");"
+.BI "int syscall(SYS_spu_create, const char *" pathname \
+", unsigned int " flags ,
+.BI "            mode_t " mode ", int " neighbor_fd );
 .fi
 .PP
 .IR Note :
-There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
+glibc provides no wrapper for
+.BR spu_create (),
+necessitating the use of
+.BR syscall (2).
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR spu_create ()
@@ -259,9 +264,6 @@ This call is Linux-specific and implemented only on the PowerPC
 architecture.
 Programs using this system call are not portable.
 .SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
-.BR syscall (2).
-Note however, that
 .BR spu_create ()
 is meant to be used from libraries that implement a more abstract
 interface to SPUs, not to be used from regular applications.
-- 
2.32.0




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