[PATCH] spu_create.2: SYNOPSIS: Fix prototype parameter type

[PATCH] spu_create.2: SYNOPSIS: Fix prototype parameter type

[Alejandro Colomar]

The 'flags' parameter of spu_create() uses 'unsigned int'.  Fix it.

......

.../linux$ grep_syscall spu_create
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c:56:
SYSCALL_DEFINE4(spu_create, const char __user *, name, unsigned int, flags,
	umode_t, mode, int, neighbor_fd)
include/linux/syscalls.h:1036:
asmlinkage long sys_spu_create(const char __user *name,
		unsigned int flags, umode_t mode, int fd);
.../linux$

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
 man2/spu_create.2 | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2
index ff0dbdc20..2493b16bc 100644
--- a/man2/spu_create.2
+++ b/man2/spu_create.2
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ spu_create \- create a new spu context
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
 .B #include <sys/spu.h>
 .PP
-.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", int " flags ", mode_t " mode ","
+.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \
+", mode_t " mode ,
 .BI "               int " neighbor_fd ");"
 .fi
 .PP
-- 
2.30.0

Re: [PATCH] spu_create.2: SYNOPSIS: Fix prototype parameter type

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Alex,

On 2/15/21 2:15 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> The 'flags' parameter of spu_create() uses 'unsigned int'.  Fix it.
> 
> ......
> 
> .../linux$ grep_syscall spu_create
> arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c:56:
> SYSCALL_DEFINE4(spu_create, const char __user *, name, unsigned int, flags,
> 	umode_t, mode, int, neighbor_fd)
> include/linux/syscalls.h:1036:
> asmlinkage long sys_spu_create(const char __user *name,
> 		unsigned int flags, umode_t mode, int fd);
> .../linux$
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>


Thanks! Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> ---
>  man2/spu_create.2 | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2
> index ff0dbdc20..2493b16bc 100644
> --- a/man2/spu_create.2
> +++ b/man2/spu_create.2
> @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ spu_create \- create a new spu context
>  .B #include <sys/types.h>
>  .B #include <sys/spu.h>
>  .PP
> -.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", int " flags ", mode_t " mode ","
> +.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \
> +", mode_t " mode ,
>  .BI "               int " neighbor_fd ");"
>  .fi
>  .PP
> 


-- 
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