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2013-01-19getxattr.2, listxattr.2, removexattr.2, setxattr.2: Put errors under ERRORS s...HEADmasterMichael Kerrisk4-67/+52
2013-01-18listxattr.2: Fix RETURN VALUE descriptionMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2013-01-18getxattr.2, removexattr.2, setxattr.2: Note that ENOATTR is a synonym for ENO...Michael Kerrisk3-3/+18
2013-01-17syscalls.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2013-01-13prctl.2: Document PR_GET_TID_ADDRESSMichael Kerrisk1-0/+11
2013-01-11prctl.2: Document EINVAL error for PR_SET_PTRACERShawn Landden1-0/+11
2013-01-11prctl.2: srcfix: Add commit IDs for PR_SET_PTRACERMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2013-01-11prctl.2: Make it explicit that PR_SET_PTRACER replaces previous settingMichael Kerrisk1-0/+3
2013-01-11prctl.2: Minor wording fixes to Kees Cook's patchMichael Kerrisk1-5/+13
2013-01-11prctl.2: Document PR_SET_PTRACERKees Cook1-1/+17
2013-01-10fallocate.2: FALLOC_FL_* flags are defined in glibc only since 2.18Michael Kerrisk1-2/+4
2013-01-10init_module.2: ERRORS: Add errors for module signatures (EBADMSG, ENOKEY)Michael Kerrisk1-0/+14
2013-01-10init_module.2: Document finit_module() 'flags' argumentRusty Russell1-1/+30
2013-01-10init_module.2: Document finit_module(2)Michael Kerrisk1-20/+94
2013-01-10syscalls.2: Add finit_module(2)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2013-01-10init_module.2: New link to init_module.2Michael Kerrisk2-1/+2
2013-01-09signalfd.2: srcfix: Added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2013-01-06clone.2: CLONE_NEWIPC governs mechanisms that don't have filesystem pathnamesMichael Kerrisk1-0/+3
2013-01-06clone.2: Some reworking of CLONE_NEWIPC textMichael Kerrisk1-18/+10
2013-01-03setns.2: Minor changes to example program discussionMichael Kerrisk1-4/+3
2013-01-02clone.2: Minor fix to example programMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2013-01-02setns.2: Minor fix: rename example program binaryMichael Kerrisk1-4/+4
2013-01-02clone.2: CLONE_NEWIPC doesn't mount the POSIX MQ file systemMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2013-01-01clone.2: srcfix: Added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2013-01-01unshare.2: Reorder CLONE_NEWUTS entry in listMichael Kerrisk1-14/+14
2013-01-01clone.2: Add kernel versions for various CLONE_* constantsMichael Kerrisk1-6/+6
2013-01-01clone.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+0
2013-01-01setns.2: Add example programMichael Kerrisk1-9/+91
2013-01-01clone.2: Add an example program (CLONE_NEWUTS)Michael Kerrisk1-2/+100
2013-01-01unshare.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2013-01-01unshare.2: Fix text problems in description of CLONE_FSMichael Kerrisk1-6/+7
2013-01-01unshare.2: Update NOTES on unimplemented flagsMichael Kerrisk1-6/+3
2013-01-01unshare.2: srcfixMichael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2013-01-01clone.2: SEE ALSO: add setns(2)Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2013-01-01unshare.2: SEE ALSO: add setns(2)Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2012-12-31lseek.2, read.2, setsid.2, vhangup.2, getttyent.3, login.3, openpty.3, consol...Michael Kerrisk4-5/+5
2012-12-31outb.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-12-31outb.2: Add SYNOPSISMichael Kerrisk1-1/+33
2012-12-31idle.2: Minor wording fixesMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-12-23sysctl.2: spfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-12-23recvmmsg.2: Add/correct kernel version info for recvmmsg() and MSG_WAITFORNONEElie De Brauwer1-3/+3
2012-12-22sendmmsg.2: Minor fix to example program: s/main()/main(void)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-12-22recvmmsg.2: srcfix: Note kernel commit that added syscallMichael Kerrisk1-0/+5
2012-12-22recvmmsg.2: Minor fixes to Elie de Brauwer's patchMichael Kerrisk1-4/+7
2012-12-22recvmmsg.2: Add an example programElie De Brauwer1-2/+92
2012-12-22symlink.2: spfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-12-22link.2, mkdir.2, mknod.2, open.2, rename.2, symlink.2, write.2, mkfifo.3: Doc...Mark Hills7-0/+31
2012-12-22unshare.2: SEE ALSO: add kcmp(2)Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2012-12-22clone.2: SEE ALSO: add kcmp(2)Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2012-12-22kcmp.2: Add copyright and licenseMichael Kerrisk1-0/+23
2012-12-22kcmp.2: Substantial reworking/extension of Cyrill Gorcunov's pageMichael Kerrisk1-49/+156
2012-12-22kcmp.2: New page for kcmp(2)Cyrill Gorcunov1-0/+113
2012-12-22sysctl.2: ERRORS: EACCES as a synonym for EPRMMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-12-20syscalls.2: Add finit_module(2)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-12-20Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk3-11/+11
2012-12-20wait.2, ttyname.3, undocumented.3: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-12-20sysctl.2: Mention CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALLMichael Kerrisk1-0/+4
2012-12-20sysctl.2: Calls to sysctl() log warnings to the kernel log since 2.6.24Michael Kerrisk1-1/+5
2012-12-20recv.2: UNIX domain sockets support MSG_TRUNC since 3.4Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-12-18syscalls.2: Update various references to "i386" to "x86"Michael Kerrisk1-10/+10
2012-12-18fallocate.2: srcfix: Affed FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2012-12-17s390_runtime_instr.2: Minor fixes fo Jan's pageMichael Kerrisk1-15/+20
2012-12-17s390_runtime_instr.2: New page for s390-specific s390_runtime_instr(2)Jan Glauber1-0/+91
2012-12-17syscalls.2: Add s390_runtime_instr(2)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-12-17sendmmsg.2: Minor fix-ups for Elie De Brauwer's patchMichael Kerrisk1-5/+5
2012-12-15sendmmsg.2: Add example program for sendmmsg()Elie De Brauwer1-2/+68
2012-12-05unshare.2: srcfix: Added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2012-12-04gettimeofday.2: srcfix: Added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2012-11-30clone.2: Since 2.6.30, CLONE_NEWIPC also supports POSIX message queuesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+11
2012-11-29syslog.2: Add mention of CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFTMichael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2012-11-29syslog.2: Clarify SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD semanticsMichael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-11-29syslog.2: Clarify semantics of SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEARMichael Kerrisk1-1/+12
2012-11-28syslog.2: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+4
2012-11-28syslog.2: Clarify where SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL places data it readsMichael Kerrisk1-1/+3
2012-11-28syslog.2: Substantially reorganize discussion of commandsMichael Kerrisk1-93/+91
2012-11-28syslog.2: Clarify discussion of privileges for commands 3 and 10Michael Kerrisk1-4/+5
2012-11-28syslog.2: Add kernel symbolic 'type' namesMichael Kerrisk1-16/+40
2012-11-27wait.2: BUGS: Document odd waitid() behavior when 'infop' is NULLMichael Kerrisk1-0/+15
2012-11-27getrlimit.2: Document Linux's nonstandard treatment or RLIMIT_CPU soft limitMichael Kerrisk1-1/+28
2012-11-24getrlimit.2: Point reader at discussion of /proc/[pid]/limits in proc(5)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+6
2012-11-22ipc.2: tfixThierry Vignaud1-1/+1
2012-11-11stat.2: Clarify description of EOVERFLOW errorSimon Paillard1-6/+12
2012-11-11io_getevents.2: io_getevents() may cause segfault when called with invalid ct...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+6
2012-11-11prctl.2: wfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-11-09ptrace.2: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-11-08delete_module.2: Small rewording of description of effect of O_TRUNCMichael Kerrisk1-4/+3
2012-11-08delete_module.2: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-11-07Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk3-5/+5
2012-11-07clock_getres.2, clock_nanosleep.2, ipv6.7: tstampMichael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2012-11-07init_module.2: ffixDavid Prévot1-3/+10
2012-11-07ipc.2: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-11-07delete_module.2: spfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-10-29clock_getres.2, clock_nanosleep.2: Linking with -lrt is no longer needed from...Michael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2012-10-28fork.2: Note treatment of default timer slack value on fork()Michael Kerrisk1-1/+8
2012-10-28prctl.2: Document PR_SET_TIMERSLACK and PR_GET_TIMERSLACKMichael Kerrisk1-3/+66
2012-10-28execve.2: Document treatment of SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS securebits flag on execve()Michael Kerrisk1-0/+7
2012-10-28execve.2: Document treatment of PR_SET_PDEATHSIG on execve()Michael Kerrisk1-1/+8
2012-10-28prctl.2: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-28prctl.2: Minor rewording for seccomp descriptionMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-10-28prctl.2: Reword PR_SET_NAME and PR_GET_NAME in terms of threadsMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2012-10-25ptrace.2: Clarify that some operations are not present on all architecturesMichael Kerrisk1-4/+15
2012-10-25getdomainname.2: Point out that these calls relate to NIS, not DNSSimon Paillard1-3/+3
2012-10-24prctl.2: Note 'seccomp' semantics with respect to fork(), execve(), and prctl()Michael Kerrisk1-0/+15
2012-10-24times.2: Recommend clock_gettime(2) as alternative to times(2)Thomas Habets1-2/+2
2012-10-24prctl.2: Mention Documentation/prctl/no_new_privs.txt for PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVSMichael Kerrisk1-0/+3
2012-10-24prctl.2: Some edits to Kees's patchMichael Kerrisk1-12/+13
2012-10-24prctl.2: Minor edits to Kee's patchMichael Kerrisk1-8/+28
2012-10-24prctl.2: document PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVSKees Cook1-0/+15
2012-10-24prctl.2: Small improvements to PR_SET_SECCOMP discussionMichael Kerrisk1-4/+8
2012-10-24prctl.2: Minor edits to Kees's patchMichael Kerrisk1-7/+12
2012-10-24prctl.2: update seccomp sections for mode 2 (BPF)Kees Cook1-10/+30
2012-10-24set_thread_area.2: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-24get_thread_area.2: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-10-24intro.1, add_key.2, get_mempolicy.2, get_thread_area.2, intro.2, keyctl.2, mb...Michael Kerrisk8-8/+8
2012-10-24futex.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-24eventfd.2, futex.2, mmap2.2, open.2, pciconfig_read.2, ptrace.2, reboot.2, re...Michael Kerrisk15-25/+25
2012-10-24delete_module.2: SEE ALSO: Add modprobe(8)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-10-24query_module.2: Move some information in NOTES to VERSIONSMichael Kerrisk1-4/+5
2012-10-24create_module.2, delete_module.2, get_kernel_syms.2, init_module.2, query_mod...Michael Kerrisk5-5/+5
2012-10-24init_module.2: Change copyright and licenseMichael Kerrisk1-5/+21
2012-10-24init_module.2: Changes after review comments from Rusty RussellMichael Kerrisk2-21/+45
2012-10-24create_module.2: Note that ENOSYS probably indicates kernel 2.6+Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-10-24query_module.2: Note that ENOSYS probably indicates kernel 2.6+Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-10-24delete_module.2: Change license and copyrightMichael Kerrisk1-6/+20
2012-10-24delete_module.2: Substantial reorganization after comments from Rusty RussellMichael Kerrisk1-66/+89
2012-10-18init_module.2: Add various pieces describing Linux 2.6+ behaviorKees Cook1-7/+24
2012-10-18get_kernel_syms.2: Note that this system call is present only in kernels befo...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+4
2012-10-18create_module.2: Note that this system call is present only in kernels before...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+4
2012-10-18query_module.2: Note that this system call is present only in kernels before 2.6Michael Kerrisk1-1/+4
2012-10-18init_module.2: Rewrite to Linux 2.6+ realityMichael Kerrisk1-46/+107
2012-10-18delete_module.2: Rewrite to Linux 2.6+ realityMichael Kerrisk1-12/+123
2012-10-18delete_module.2: SEE ALSO: add rmmod(8)Michael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2012-10-18query_module.2: SEE ALSO: Add modinfo(8) and lsinfo(8)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+3
2012-10-18query_module.2: Add a few words clarifying reference to /sys/moduleMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-10-16link.2: Add EPERM error triggered by /proc/sys/fs/protected_hardlinkMichael Kerrisk1-1/+8
2012-10-16ipc.2: Update note on architectures that don't have ipc()Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-10-16socketcall.2: Update note on architectures that don't have socketcall()Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-10-15timer_settime.2, man-pages.7: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-09phys.2: New link to unimplemented.2Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2012-10-02timer_settime.2: Small rewording around discussion of pointer argumentsMichael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2012-10-01getitimer.2: Note Linux's odd handling of the new_value==NULL caseMichael Kerrisk1-1/+16
2012-09-30getitimer.2: Fix types used to declare fields in timeval structMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2012-09-28quotactl.2: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-09-25sched_get_priority_max.2, sched_setparam.2, sched_setaffinity.2, sched_setsch...Michael Kerrisk5-0/+11
2012-09-25keyctl.2: ffix: prevent hyphenation and justification under SEE ALSOMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2012-09-25keyctl.2: Reorder SEE ALSO, without .brDavid Prévot1-34/+12
2012-09-24syscalls.2, uname.2, boot.7: Global fix: s/OS/operating system/Michael Kerrisk2-3/+4
2012-09-24bdflush.2, get_robust_list.2, kexec_load.2, madvise.2, mmap.2, mount.2, prctl...Michael Kerrisk13-14/+14
2012-09-24arch_prctl.2, fcntl.2, flock.2, get_robust_list.2, getpriority.2, ioprio_set....David Prévot19-50/+49
2012-09-24stat.2: tfixGuillem Jover1-1/+1
2012-09-24syscalls.2: ffixDavid Prévot1-2/+2
2012-09-24wait4.2: Note that these functions are nonstandard and recommend alternativesAdrian Bunk1-1/+7
2012-09-23wait4.2: CONFORMING TO: Note SUS details for wait3()Michael Kerrisk1-0/+7
2012-09-23sigaction.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-09-23sigaction.2: Tweak SA_RESETHAND descriptionMichael Kerrisk1-3/+2
2012-09-06shutdown.2: Document EINVAL error (and associated bug)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+15
2012-08-29ldd.1, execve.2, getdents.2, quotactl.2, select_tut.2, clock_getcpuclockid.3,...Michael Kerrisk4-10/+10
2012-08-27semop.2: Recast discussion of blocking behavior in terms of threadsMichael Kerrisk1-14/+14
2012-08-27semop.2: Minor rewordingMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-27semop.2: SEE ALSO: Add clone(2)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-08-22select.2: Clarify equivalent pslect() code in terms of threadsMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-08-22clock_nanosleep.2: wfix: s/SA_SIGACTION/SA_RESTART/Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-08-17epoll_wait.2: Add pointer to select(2) for discussion of close in another threadMichael Kerrisk1-1/+8
2012-08-17poll.2: Add pointer to select(2) for discussion of close in another threadMichael Kerrisk1-1/+6
2012-08-17select.2: Note behavior if monitored file descriptor is closed in another threadMichael Kerrisk1-1/+17
2012-08-17select.2: Minor wording fixesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-17epoll_wait.2: Describe timeout limitation in kernels < 2.6.37Michael Kerrisk1-1/+13
2012-08-14Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2012-08-14mprotect.2, syscall.2, realpath.3, iso_8859-1.7: tstampMichael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2012-08-14futex.2: Fix description of EINVAL errorMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-13futex.2: Various wording fix-upsMichael Kerrisk1-17/+21
2012-08-13futex.2: Consolidate error descriptions to ERRORSМарк Коренберг1-15/+24
2012-08-13mprotect.2: 'addr' argument is not constMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-13capget.2, futex.2, sched_setscheduler.2, spu_create.2, spu_run.2, vfork.2, ge...Sami Kerola6-13/+21
2012-08-13migrate_pages.2: spfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-13ptrace.2: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-08-03getdents.2, select_tut.2, atof.3, atoi.3, pthread_create.3, pthread_sigmask.3...Michael Kerrisk2-4/+4
2012-08-03ptrace.2: Explain WNOHANG behavior and EINTR bugDenys Vlasenko1-11/+61
2012-08-03adjtimex.2: srcfix: added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2012-08-03ptrace.2: srcfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-03migrate_pages.2: Fix description of return valueMichael Kerrisk1-3/+4
2012-08-03socket.2: tfixAkihiro MOTOKI1-1/+1
2012-08-03inotify_init.2: tfixAkihiro MOTOKI1-1/+1
2012-08-03ioprio_set.2: Document who==0 for IOPRIO_WHO_PROCESS and IOPRIO_WHO_PGRPMichael Kerrisk1-0/+8
2012-08-03ioprio_set.2: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-08-03ioprio_set.2: Clarify the multithreaded behavior of ioprio_set(2)Colin McCabe1-4/+23
2012-07-21sigwaitinfo.2: Some wording clarificationsMichael Kerrisk1-12/+15
2012-07-21set_tid_address.2: Some rewordings and minor clarificationsMichael Kerrisk1-8/+12
2012-07-21set_tid_address.2: Some minor rewordingsMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2012-07-21set_tid_address.2: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-3/+5
2012-07-20set_tid_address.2: Rename 'ctid' argument for consistency with clone(2) pageMichael Kerrisk1-7/+7
2012-07-20clone.2: Rewrite discussion of sys_cloneMichael Kerrisk1-11/+18
2012-07-19syscalls.2: Move discussion of set_zone_reclaim(2) out of main tableMichael Kerrisk1-3/+5
2012-07-19syscalls.2: Add kcmp(2)Michael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2012-07-19get_robust_list.2, get_thread_area.2, getcpu.2, getdents.2, gettid.2, io_canc...Michael Kerrisk25-32/+123
2012-07-19syscall.2: Add some more details to the description of syscall(2)Michael Kerrisk1-2/+16
2012-07-19kexec_load.2: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-07-19path_resolution.2, epoll.4, fifo.4, futex.4, complex.5, environ.5: Remove out...Michael Kerrisk1-2/+0
2012-07-19mount.2: For MS_REMOUNT, source is ignoredMichael Kerrisk1-5/+5
2012-07-19seteuid.2: Note glibc version where setegid() implementation changedMichael Kerrisk1-3/+8