25 files changed, 123 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/man2/get_robust_list.2 b/man2/get_robust_list.2
index 010db4a07f..7af71ef1f6 100644
--- a/man2/get_robust_list.2
+++ b/man2/get_robust_list.2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\" FIXME Something could be added to this page (or exit(2))
 .\"       about exit_robust_list processing
 .\"
-.TH GET_ROBUST_LIST 2 2012-05-03 Linux "Linux System Calls"
+.TH GET_ROBUST_LIST 2 2012-07-13 Linux "Linux System Calls"
 .SH NAME
 get_robust_list, set_robust_list \- get/set list of robust futexes
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ get_robust_list, set_robust_list \- get/set list of robust futexes
 .BI "			  size_t *" len_ptr );
 .BI "long set_robust_list(struct robust_list_head *" head ", size_t " len );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The robust futex implementation needs to maintain per-thread lists of robust
 futexes which are unlocked when the thread exits.
@@ -114,6 +117,8 @@ No library support is provided; use
 .SH NOTES
 These system calls are not needed by normal applications.
 No support for them is provided in glibc.
+In the unlikely event that you want to call them directly, use
+.BR syscall (2).
 
 A thread can have only one robust futex list;
 therefore applications that wish
diff --git a/man2/get_thread_area.2 b/man2/get_thread_area.2
index 30d81ef8a6..5848ce9d9c 100644
--- a/man2/get_thread_area.2
+++ b/man2/get_thread_area.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
 .\" Written by Kent Yoder.
-.TH GET_THREAD_AREA 2 2008-11-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GET_THREAD_AREA 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 get_thread_area \- Get a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ get_thread_area \- Get a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
 .B #include <asm/ldt.h>
 .sp
 .BI "int get_thread_area(struct user_desc *" u_info );
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .BR get_thread_area ()
 returns an entry in the current thread's Thread Local Storage (TLS) array.
@@ -43,8 +46,9 @@ first appeared in Linux 2.5.32.
 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;
-call it using
+Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call,
+since it is generally intended only for use by threading libraries.
+In the unlikely event that you want to call it directly, use
 .BR syscall (2).
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR modify_ldt (2),
diff --git a/man2/getcpu.2 b/man2/getcpu.2
index 4168f54bba..e04cd5842b 100644
--- a/man2/getcpu.2
+++ b/man2/getcpu.2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .\" and in case of nontrivial modification author and date
 .\" of the modification is added to the header.
 .\" 2008, mtk, various edits
-.TH GETCPU 2 2012-05-09 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GETCPU 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 getcpu \- determine CPU and NUMA node on which the calling thread is running
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ getcpu \- determine CPU and NUMA node on which the calling thread is running
 .sp
 .BI "int getcpu(unsigned *" cpu ", unsigned *" node \
 ", struct getcpu_cache *" tcache );
+
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR getcpu ()
diff --git a/man2/getdents.2 b/man2/getdents.2
index 0e1729c374..60d9a11eef 100644
--- a/man2/getdents.2
+++ b/man2/getdents.2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\" Modified 22 July 1995 by Michael Chastain <mec@duracef.shout.net>:
 .\"   Derived from 'readdir.2'.
 .\" Modified Tue Oct 22 08:11:14 EDT 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
-.TH GETDENTS 2  2010-11-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GETDENTS 2  2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 getdents \- get directory entries
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ getdents \- get directory entries
 .BI "int getdents(unsigned int " fd ", struct linux_dirent *" dirp ,
 .BI "             unsigned int " count );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This is not the function you are interested in.
 Look at
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@ Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
 You will need to define the
 .I linux_dirent
 structure yourself.
+However, you probably want to use
+.BR readdir (3)
+instead.
 
 This call supersedes
 .BR readdir (2).
diff --git a/man2/gettid.2 b/man2/gettid.2
index d8864476d3..927a368abb 100644
--- a/man2/gettid.2
+++ b/man2/gettid.2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
 .\"
-.TH GETTID 2 2008-04-14 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GETTID 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 gettid \- get thread identification
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ gettid \- get thread identification
 .sp
 .B pid_t gettid(void);
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR gettid ()
 returns the caller's thread ID (TID).
diff --git a/man2/io_cancel.2 b/man2/io_cancel.2
index 0faa6b1b5a..0297d09bdf 100644
--- a/man2/io_cancel.2
+++ b/man2/io_cancel.2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" This file is distributed according to the GNU General Public License.
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
-.TH IO_CANCEL 2 2012-05-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IO_CANCEL 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 io_cancel \- cancel an outstanding asynchronous I/O operation
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ io_cancel \- cancel an outstanding asynchronous I/O operation
 .BI "int io_cancel(aio_context_t " ctx_id ", struct iocb *" iocb ,
 .BI "              struct io_event *" result );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/io_destroy.2 b/man2/io_destroy.2
index 5be8afeed5..27d614d767 100644
--- a/man2/io_destroy.2
+++ b/man2/io_destroy.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
 .\" ..
-.TH IO_DESTROY 2 2012-05-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IO_DESTROY 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 io_destroy \- destroy an asynchronous I/O context
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ io_destroy \- destroy an asynchronous I/O context
 
 .BI "int io_destroy(aio_context_t " ctx_id );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/io_getevents.2 b/man2/io_getevents.2
index d959045a59..3b6101f39e 100644
--- a/man2/io_getevents.2
+++ b/man2/io_getevents.2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" This file is distributed according to the GNU General Public License.
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
-.TH IO_GETEVENTS 2 2012-05-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IO_GETEVENTS 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 io_getevents \- read asynchronous I/O events from the completion queue
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ io_getevents \- read asynchronous I/O events from the completion queue
 .BI "                 struct io_event *" events \
 ", struct timespec *" timeout );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/io_setup.2 b/man2/io_setup.2
index c8e16eade2..7113b8f38f 100644
--- a/man2/io_setup.2
+++ b/man2/io_setup.2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" This file is distributed according to the GNU General Public License.
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
-.TH IO_SETUP 2 2012-05-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IO_SETUP 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 io_setup \- create an asynchronous I/O context
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ io_setup \- create an asynchronous I/O context
 
 .BI "int io_setup(unsigned " nr_events ", aio_context_t *" ctx_idp );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/io_submit.2 b/man2/io_submit.2
index 0449f36638..75a5a5c782 100644
--- a/man2/io_submit.2
+++ b/man2/io_submit.2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" This file is distributed according to the GNU General Public License.
 .\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
 .\"
-.TH IO_SUBMIT 2 2012-05-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IO_SUBMIT 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 io_submit \- submit asynchronous I/O blocks for processing
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ io_submit \- submit asynchronous I/O blocks for processing
 .BI "int io_submit(aio_context_t " ctx_id ", long " nr \
 ", struct iocb **" iocbpp );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 The
diff --git a/man2/ioprio_set.2 b/man2/ioprio_set.2
index 37b4dc122c..bbd3f2d30d 100644
--- a/man2/ioprio_set.2
+++ b/man2/ioprio_set.2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" with various additions by Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
 .\"
 .\"
-.TH IOPRIO_SET 2 2008-07-09 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IOPRIO_SET 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ioprio_get, ioprio_set \- get/set I/O scheduling class and priority
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ ioprio_get, ioprio_set \- get/set I/O scheduling class and priority
 .BI "int ioprio_get(int " which ", int " who );
 .BI "int ioprio_set(int " which ", int " who ", int " ioprio );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR ioprio_get ()
diff --git a/man2/kexec_load.2 b/man2/kexec_load.2
index cd664be608..cf533b3803 100644
--- a/man2/kexec_load.2
+++ b/man2/kexec_load.2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
-.TH KEXEC_LOAD 2 2010-11-04 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH KEXEC_LOAD 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 kexec_load \- load a new kernel for later execution
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ kexec_load \- load a new kernel for later execution
 .br
 .BI "                struct kexec_segment *" segments \
 ", unsigned long " flags ");"
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR kexec_load ()
diff --git a/man2/llseek.2 b/man2/llseek.2
index 8f3d7e8440..60c6015fba 100644
--- a/man2/llseek.2
+++ b/man2/llseek.2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" Written 10 June 1995 by Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
 .\" Modified Thu Oct 31 15:16:23 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
 .\"
-.TH LLSEEK 2 2007-06-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH LLSEEK 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 _llseek \- reposition read/write file offset
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ _llseek \- reposition read/write file offset
 .BI "            unsigned long " offset_low ", loff_t *" result ,
 .BI "            unsigned int " whence );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR _llseek ()
diff --git a/man2/modify_ldt.2 b/man2/modify_ldt.2
index aa19b1924f..5240608738 100644
--- a/man2/modify_ldt.2
+++ b/man2/modify_ldt.2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111,
 .\" USA.
 .\"
-.TH MODIFY_LDT 2 2007-06-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH MODIFY_LDT 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 modify_ldt \- get or set ldt
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ modify_ldt \- get or set ldt
 .sp
 .BI "int modify_ldt(int " "func" ", void *" "ptr" ", unsigned long " "bytecount" );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR modify_ldt ()
 reads or writes the local descriptor table (ldt) for a process.
diff --git a/man2/mq_getsetattr.2 b/man2/mq_getsetattr.2
index 3afe342e38..cadb722351 100644
--- a/man2/mq_getsetattr.2
+++ b/man2/mq_getsetattr.2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
 .\"
-.TH MQ_GETSETATTR 2 2010-08-29 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH MQ_GETSETATTR 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 mq_getsetattr \- get/set message queue attributes
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ mq_getsetattr \- get/set message queue attributes
 .BI "int mq_getsetattr(mqd_t " mqdes ", struct mq_attr *" newattr ","
 .BI "                 struct mq_attr *" oldattr );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Do not use this system call.
 
diff --git a/man2/pivot_root.2 b/man2/pivot_root.2
index 1ba587d526..54f258bb76 100644
--- a/man2/pivot_root.2
+++ b/man2/pivot_root.2
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 .\" Written 2000-02-23 by Werner Almesberger
 .\" Modified 2004-06-17 Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
 .\"
-.TH PIVOT_ROOT 2 2007-06-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH PIVOT_ROOT 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 pivot_root \- change the root file system
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .BI "int pivot_root(const char *" new_root ", const char *" put_old );
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR pivot_root ()
 moves the root file system of the calling process to the
diff --git a/man2/readdir.2 b/man2/readdir.2
index 7e6208dde1..a47822c8c4 100644
--- a/man2/readdir.2
+++ b/man2/readdir.2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"   In 1.3.X, returns only one entry each time; return value is different.
 .\" Modified 2004-12-01, mtk, fixed headers listed in SYNOPSIS
 .\"
-.TH READDIR 2  2008-10-02 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH READDIR 2  2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 readdir \- read directory entry
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ readdir \- read directory entry
 .BI "int readdir(unsigned int " fd ", struct old_linux_dirent *" dirp ","
 .BI "            unsigned int " count );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This is not the function you are interested in.
 Look at
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
 You will need to define the
 .I old_linux_dirent
 structure yourself.
+However, probably you should use
+.BR readdir (3)
+instead.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR getdents (2),
 .BR readdir (3)
diff --git a/man2/rt_sigqueueinfo.2 b/man2/rt_sigqueueinfo.2
index e9c398bb6d..7852425286 100644
--- a/man2/rt_sigqueueinfo.2
+++ b/man2/rt_sigqueueinfo.2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
 .\"
-.TH RT_SIGQUEUEINFO 2 2011-09-18 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH RT_SIGQUEUEINFO 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 rt_sigqueueinfo, rt_tgsigqueueinfo \- queue a signal and data
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ rt_sigqueueinfo, rt_tgsigqueueinfo \- queue a signal and data
 .BI "int rt_tgsigqueueinfo(pid_t " tgid ", pid_t " tid ", int " sig ,
 .BI "                      siginfo_t *" uinfo );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR rt_sigqueueinfo ()
diff --git a/man2/set_thread_area.2 b/man2/set_thread_area.2
index 91f3d6b17b..06efddc731 100644
--- a/man2/set_thread_area.2
+++ b/man2/set_thread_area.2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Author: Kent Yoder
 .\"
-.TH SET_THREAD_AREA 2 2008-11-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SET_THREAD_AREA 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 set_thread_area \- Set a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ set_thread_area \- Set a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
 .B #include <asm/ldt.h>
 .sp
 .BI "int set_thread_area(struct user_desc *" u_info );
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .BR set_thread_area ()
 sets an entry in the current thread's Thread Local Storage (TLS) array.
@@ -61,8 +64,9 @@ first appeared in Linux 2.5.29.
 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;
-call it using
+Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call,
+since it is generally intended only for use by threading libraries.
+In the unlikely event that you want to call it directly, use
 .BR syscall (2).
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR get_thread_area (2)
diff --git a/man2/sgetmask.2 b/man2/sgetmask.2
index a1d6f4c4cd..553cbd8665 100644
--- a/man2/sgetmask.2
+++ b/man2/sgetmask.2
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
 .\"
-.TH SGETMASK 2  2007-07-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SGETMASK 2  2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 sgetmask, ssetmask \- manipulation of signal mask (obsolete)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B "long sgetmask(void);"
 .sp
 .BI "long ssetmask(long " newmask );
+
+.IR Note :
+There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These system calls are obsolete.
 .IR "Do not use them" ;
@@ -61,7 +64,8 @@ These system calls always succeed.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 These system calls are Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide wrappers for these system calls; use
+Glibc does not provide wrappers for these obsolete system calls;
+in the unlikely event that you want to call them, use
 .BR syscall (2).
 
 These system calls are unaware of signal numbers greater than 31
diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2
index c35a87ea54..a47f4d58a4 100644
--- a/man2/spu_create.2
+++ b/man2/spu_create.2
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 .\" 2007-07-10, some polishing by mtk
 .\" 2007-09-28, updates for newer kernels by Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
 .\"
-.TH SPU_CREATE 2 2007-12-20 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SPU_CREATE 2 2012-07-13 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 spu_create \- create a new spu context
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ spu_create \- create a new spu context
 .BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", int " flags ", mode_t " mode ","
 .BI "               int " neighbor_fd ");"
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR spu_create ()
diff --git a/man2/spu_run.2 b/man2/spu_run.2
index 2cb891f799..c3ec295e85 100644
--- a/man2/spu_run.2
+++ b/man2/spu_run.2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" 2007-09-28, updates for newer kernels, added example
 .\"             by Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
 .\"
-.TH SPU_RUN 2 2007-11-25 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SPU_RUN 2 2012-07-13 Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 spu_run \- execute an SPU context
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ spu_run \- execute an SPU context
 .BI "int spu_run(int " fd ", unsigned int *" npc \
 ", unsigned int *" event ");"
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR spu_run ()
diff --git a/man2/subpage_prot.2 b/man2/subpage_prot.2
index 56def7506a..9256bccf47 100644
--- a/man2/subpage_prot.2
+++ b/man2/subpage_prot.2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" in kernel commit fa28237cfcc5827553044cbd6ee52e33692b0faa
 .\" both written by Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
 .\"
-.TH SUBPAGE_PROT 2 2010-10-30 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SUBPAGE_PROT 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 subpage_prot \- define a subpage protection for an address range
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ subpage_prot \- define a subpage protection for an address range
 .BI "long subpage_prot(unsigned long " addr ", unsigned long " len ,
 .BI "                  uint32_t *" map ");
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The PowerPC-specific
 .BR subpage_prot ()
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ No library support is provided.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 This system call is Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
+Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
+.BR syscall (2).
+
 Normal page protections (at the 64-kB page level) also apply;
 the subpage protection mechanism is an additional constraint,
 so putting 0 in a 2-bit field won't allow writes to a page that is otherwise
diff --git a/man2/sysctl.2 b/man2/sysctl.2
index 7f2390e90f..a8a9d24206 100644
--- a/man2/sysctl.2
+++ b/man2/sysctl.2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" Modified Tue Oct 22 22:28:41 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
 .\" Modified Mon Jan  5 20:31:04 1998 by aeb.
 .\"
-.TH SYSCTL 2 2008-11-20 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SYSCTL 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 sysctl \- read/write system parameters
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ sysctl \- read/write system parameters
 .sp
 .BI "int _sysctl(struct __sysctl_args *" args );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Do not use this system call!
 See NOTES.
@@ -109,8 +112,9 @@ function is the same in both.
 .SH NOTES
 Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
 .BR syscall (2).
-
-Or rather... don't call it:
+Or rather...
+.I don't
+call it:
 use of this system call has long been discouraged,
 and it is so unloved that
 \fBit is likely to disappear in a future kernel version\fP.
diff --git a/man2/tkill.2 b/man2/tkill.2
index 0df2d65e24..cd70294851 100644
--- a/man2/tkill.2
+++ b/man2/tkill.2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" 2004-05-31, added tgkill, ahu, aeb
 .\" 2008-01-15 mtk -- rewote DESCRIPTION
 .\"
-.TH TKILL 2 2011-09-18 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH TKILL 2 2012-07-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 tkill, tgkill \- send a signal to a thread
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ tkill, tgkill \- send a signal to a thread
 .sp
 .BI "int tgkill(int " tgid ", int " tid ", int " sig );
 .fi
+
+.IR Note :
+There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR tgkill ()
 sends the signal