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@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ the
.B CAP_SYS_RAWIO
capability is required to raise the I/O privilege level
above its current value.
-.SH STANDARDS
-.BR iopl ()
-is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are
-intended to be portable.
-.SH NOTES
+.SH VERSIONS
.\" Libc5 treats it as a system call and has a prototype in
.\" .IR <unistd.h> .
.\" glibc1 does not have a prototype.
@@ -72,7 +68,9 @@ glibc2 has a prototype both in
and in
.IR <sys/perm.h> .
Avoid the latter, it is available on i386 only.
-.PP
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
Prior to Linux 5.5
.BR iopl ()
allowed the thread to disable interrupts while running