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@@ -2435,7 +2435,14 @@ The specified process does not exist, or is not currently being traced
by the caller, or is not stopped
(for requests that require a stopped tracee).
.SH STANDARDS
+None.
+.SH HISTORY
SVr4, 4.3BSD.
+.PP
+Before Linux 2.6.26,
+.\" See commit 00cd5c37afd5f431ac186dd131705048c0a11fdb
+.BR init (1),
+the process with PID 1, may not be traced.
.SH NOTES
Although arguments to
.BR ptrace ()
@@ -2452,11 +2459,6 @@ setting unused/ignored arguments to
or
.IR "(void\ *)\ 0".
.PP
-Before Linux 2.6.26,
-.\" See commit 00cd5c37afd5f431ac186dd131705048c0a11fdb
-.BR init (1),
-the process with PID 1, may not be traced.
-.PP
A tracees parent continues to be the tracer even if that tracer calls
.BR execve (2).
.PP