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+++ b/man2/io_submit.2
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Standard C library
.PP
Alternatively, Asynchronous I/O library
.RI ( libaio ", " \-laio );
-see NOTES.
+see VERSIONS.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#include <linux/aio_abi.h>" " /* Defines needed types */"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ see NOTES.
.fi
.PP
.IR Note :
-There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see VERSIONS.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IR Note :
this page describes the raw Linux system call interface.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The wrapper function provided by
uses a different type for the
.I ctx_id
argument.
-See NOTES.
+See VERSIONS.
.PP
The
.BR io_submit ()
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ On success,
.BR io_submit ()
returns the number of \fIiocb\fPs submitted (which may be
less than \fInr\fP, or 0 if \fInr\fP is zero).
-For the failure return, see NOTES.
+For the failure return, see VERSIONS.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EAGAIN
@@ -246,12 +246,6 @@ but the submitting context does not have the
.B CAP_SYS_ADMIN
capability.
.SH VERSIONS
-The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5.
-.SH STANDARDS
-.BR io_submit ()
-is Linux-specific and should not be used in
-programs that are intended to be portable.
-.SH NOTES
glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call.
You could invoke it using
.BR syscall (2).
@@ -281,6 +275,10 @@ then the return value follows the usual conventions for
indicating an error: \-1, with
.I errno
set to a (positive) value that indicates the error.
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
+Linux 2.5.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR io_cancel (2),
.BR io_destroy (2),