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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-11-14 11:57:50 -0500 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-11-25 20:54:01 -0500 |
| commit | f4efb1e28b6948fb8907b6fd8893baaae198b0c0 (patch) | |
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CPU_SET.3: NOTES: Discuss use of types in "prototypes" for these macros
The SYNOPSIS shows types for arguments and return values, but
these are really just suggestions: since the interfaces are
macros, the compiler won't catch all violations of
the "type rules". Warn the reader of this.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man3/CPU_SET.3 b/man3/CPU_SET.3 index 285c40f4db..8558e92ea0 100644 --- a/man3/CPU_SET.3 +++ b/man3/CPU_SET.3 @@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ while the argument of the .BR CPU_*_S () macros is a size in bytes. + +The data types for arguments and return values shown +in the SYNOPSIS are hints what about is expected in each case. +However, since these these interfaces are implemented as macros, +the compiler won't necessarily catch all type errors +if you violate the suggestions. .SH EXAMPLE The following program demonstrates the use of some of the macros used for dynamically allocated CPU sets. |