9 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/man2/msgctl.2 b/man2/msgctl.2
index 3f7ad9c685..85527f2112 100644
--- a/man2/msgctl.2
+++ b/man2/msgctl.2
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH MSGCTL 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-msgctl \- message control operations
+msgctl \- System V message control operations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ msgctl \- message control operations
 .BR msgctl ()
 performs the control operation specified by
 .I cmd
-on the message queue with identifier
+on the System V message queue with identifier
 .IR msqid .
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/msgget.2 b/man2/msgget.2
index f23091f23c..1691ea7369 100644
--- a/man2/msgget.2
+++ b/man2/msgget.2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH MSGGET 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-msgget \- get a message queue identifier
+msgget \- get a System V message queue identifier
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ msgget \- get a message queue identifier
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR msgget ()
-system call returns the message queue identifier associated
+system call returns the System V message queue identifier associated
 with the value of the
 .I key
 argument.
diff --git a/man2/msgop.2 b/man2/msgop.2
index f4e8138870..0a76878d05 100644
--- a/man2/msgop.2
+++ b/man2/msgop.2
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH MSGOP 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-msgrcv, msgsnd \- message operations
+msgrcv, msgsnd \- System V message queue operations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The
 and
 .BR msgrcv ()
 system calls are used, respectively, to send messages to,
-and receive messages from, a message queue.
+and receive messages from, a System V message queue.
 The calling process must have write permission on the message queue
 in order to send a message, and read permission to receive a message.
 .PP
diff --git a/man2/semctl.2 b/man2/semctl.2
index 86e92aaad2..d1bc542a9f 100644
--- a/man2/semctl.2
+++ b/man2/semctl.2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SEMCTL 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-semctl \- semaphore control operations
+semctl \- System V semaphore control operations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ semctl \- semaphore control operations
 .BR semctl ()
 performs the control operation specified by
 .I cmd
-on the semaphore set identified by
+on the System V semaphore set identified by
 .IR semid ,
 or on the
 .IR semnum -th
diff --git a/man2/semget.2 b/man2/semget.2
index f61141e7bb..e694436fdc 100644
--- a/man2/semget.2
+++ b/man2/semget.2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SEMGET 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-semget \- get a semaphore set identifier
+semget \- get a System V semaphore set identifier
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ semget \- get a semaphore set identifier
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR semget ()
-system call returns the semaphore set identifier
+system call returns the System V semaphore set identifier
 associated with the argument
 .IR key .
 A new set of
diff --git a/man2/semop.2 b/man2/semop.2
index a2d174f2bb..be4a1cadef 100644
--- a/man2/semop.2
+++ b/man2/semop.2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SEMOP 2 2012-08-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-semop, semtimedop \- semaphore operations
+semop, semtimedop \- System V semaphore operations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .BR semtimedop ():
 _GNU_SOURCE
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Each semaphore in a semaphore set has the following associated values:
+Each semaphore in a System V semaphore set
+has the following associated values:
 .sp
 .in +4n
 .nf
diff --git a/man2/shmctl.2 b/man2/shmctl.2
index f56f001636..37e0901804 100644
--- a/man2/shmctl.2
+++ b/man2/shmctl.2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SHMCTL 2 2013-03-18 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-shmctl \- shared memory control
+shmctl \- System V shared memory control
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ad l
 .B #include <sys/ipc.h>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ shmctl \- shared memory control
 .BR shmctl ()
 performs the control operation specified by
 .I cmd
-on the shared memory segment whose identifier is given in
+on the System V shared memory segment whose identifier is given in
 .IR shmid .
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/shmget.2 b/man2/shmget.2
index 26758b332a..56d525d4a6 100644
--- a/man2/shmget.2
+++ b/man2/shmget.2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SHMGET 2 2012-05-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-shmget \- allocates a shared memory segment
+shmget \- allocates a System V shared memory segment
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ad l
 .B #include <sys/ipc.h>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ shmget \- allocates a shared memory segment
 .ad b
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR shmget ()
-returns the identifier of the shared memory segment
+returns the identifier of the System V shared memory segment
 associated with the value of the argument
 .IR key .
 A new shared memory segment, with size equal to the value of
diff --git a/man2/shmop.2 b/man2/shmop.2
index db5555e74f..3836a60bb0 100644
--- a/man2/shmop.2
+++ b/man2/shmop.2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .\" FIXME Linux 2.6.9 added SHM_EXEC, which should be documented
 .TH SHMOP 2 2013-02-12 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-shmat, shmdt \- shared memory operations
+shmat, shmdt \- System V shared memory operations
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ shmat, shmdt \- shared memory operations
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR shmat ()
-attaches the shared memory segment identified by
+attaches the System V shared memory segment identified by
 .I shmid
 to the address space of the calling process.
 The attaching address is specified by