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From: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com
Cc: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>, linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] sgetmask.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 01:25:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210521232553.161080-7-alx.manpages@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210521232553.161080-1-alx.manpages@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
 man2/sgetmask.2 | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/sgetmask.2 b/man2/sgetmask.2
index 7563b57ff..59b58ceaf 100644
--- a/man2/sgetmask.2
+++ b/man2/sgetmask.2
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@
 sgetmask, ssetmask \- manipulation of signal mask (obsolete)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.B "long sgetmask(void);"
-.BI "long ssetmask(long " newmask );
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" "      /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
+.PP
+.B "long syscall(SYS_sgetmask, void);"
+.BI "long syscall(SYS_ssetmask, long " newmask );
 .fi
 .PP
 .IR Note :
-There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
+glibc provides no wrappers for these functions,
+necessitating the use of
+.BR syscall (2).
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These system calls are obsolete.
 .IR "Do not use them" ;
@@ -73,10 +78,6 @@ option.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 These system calls are Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide wrappers for these obsolete system calls;
-in the unlikely event that you want to call them, use
-.BR syscall (2).
-.PP
 These system calls are unaware of signal numbers greater than 31
 (i.e., real-time signals).
 .PP
-- 
2.31.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-05-21 23:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-21 23:25 [PATCH 00/10] man2: SYNOPSIS: Use syscall, and fix includes Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 01/10] open.2: Remove unused <sys/stat.h> Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 02/10] rt_sigqueueinfo.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 04/10] seccomp.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 05/10] set_thread_area.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 06/10] set_tid_address.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 08/10] shmop.2: Remove unused include Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 09/10] sigprocmask.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for raw system calls Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-21 23:25 ` [PATCH 10/10] socketcall.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 01/10] open.2: Remove unused <sys/stat.h> Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:23     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 02/10] rt_sigqueueinfo.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:24     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 03/10] seccomp.2: Document why each header is needed Alejandro Colomar
2021-05-24 19:34     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-06-09 22:30       ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 04/10] seccomp.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:31     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 05/10] set_thread_area.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:24     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 06/10] set_tid_address.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:25     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 07/10] sgetmask.2: " Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:25     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 08/10] shmop.2: Remove unused include Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:25     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 09/10] sigprocmask.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for raw system calls Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:26     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 18:19   ` [PATCH v2 10/10] socketcall.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 22:27     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-05-24 19:09 ` [PATCH 00/10] man2: SYNOPSIS: Use syscall, and fix includes Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-06-09 22:28   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-06-09 22:29   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

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