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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-03-09 19:35:16 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-03-09 19:42:59 +0100
commitd24f72ec801f65a7a6990a51944931c5c00757a3 (patch)
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elf.5: Improve description of STV_HIDDEN
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -1550,7 +1550,9 @@ Default symbol visibility rules
Processor-specific hidden class
.TP
.BR STV_HIDDEN
-Symbol is unavailable in other modules
+Symbol is unavailable in other modules;
+references in the local module always resolve to the local symbol
+(i.e., the symbol can't be interposed by definitions in other modules).
.TP
.BR STV_PROTECTED
Symbol is available in other modules,