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diff --git a/man2/signalfd.2 b/man2/signalfd.2 index f0c27991bb..8e86d65285 100644 --- a/man2/signalfd.2 +++ b/man2/signalfd.2 @@ -328,18 +328,43 @@ Could not mount (internal) anonymous inode device. .B ENOMEM There was insufficient memory to create a new signalfd file descriptor. .SH VERSIONS +.SS C library/kernel differences +The underlying Linux system call requires an additional argument, +.IR "size_t sizemask" , +which specifies the size of the +.I mask +argument. +The glibc .BR signalfd () -is available since Linux 2.6.22. -Working support is provided since glibc 2.8. -.\" signalfd() is in glibc 2.7, but reportedly does not build -The +wrapper function does not include this argument, +since it provides the required value for the underlying system call. +.PP +There are two underlying Linux system calls: +.BR signalfd () +and the more recent +.BR signalfd4 (). +The former system call does not implement a +.I flags +argument. +The latter system call implements the +.I flags +values described above. +Starting with glibc 2.9, the +.BR signalfd () +wrapper function will use .BR signalfd4 () -system call (see NOTES) is available since Linux 2.6.27. +where it is available. .SH STANDARDS +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +.TP .BR signalfd () -and +Linux 2.6.22, +glibc 2.8. +.\" signalfd() is in glibc 2.7, but reportedly does not build +.TP .BR signalfd4 () -are Linux-specific. +Linux 2.6.27. .SH NOTES A process can create multiple signalfd file descriptors. This makes it possible to accept different signals @@ -400,33 +425,6 @@ handler that writes to a file descriptor monitored by .BR poll (2), or .BR epoll (7). -.\" -.SS C library/kernel differences -The underlying Linux system call requires an additional argument, -.IR "size_t sizemask" , -which specifies the size of the -.I mask -argument. -The glibc -.BR signalfd () -wrapper function does not include this argument, -since it provides the required value for the underlying system call. -.PP -There are two underlying Linux system calls: -.BR signalfd () -and the more recent -.BR signalfd4 (). -The former system call does not implement a -.I flags -argument. -The latter system call implements the -.I flags -values described above. -Starting with glibc 2.9, the -.BR signalfd () -wrapper function will use -.BR signalfd4 () -where it is available. .SH BUGS Before Linux 2.6.25, the .I ssi_ptr |