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diff --git a/man3/stdio_ext.3 b/man3/stdio_ext.3 index b9ecfff4a8..58a2eac6c2 100644 --- a/man3/stdio_ext.3 +++ b/man3/stdio_ext.3 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ .\" manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the .\" entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a .\" permission notice identical to this one. -.\" +.\" .\" Since the Linux kernel and libraries are constantly changing, this .\" manual page may be incorrect or out-of-date. The author(s) assume no .\" responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ .\" have taken the same level of care in the production of this manual, .\" which is licensed free of charge, as they might when working .\" professionally. -.\" +.\" .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work. .\" @@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ operation, and zero otherwise. The .BR __fsetlocking () function can be used to select the desired type of locking on the stream. -It returns the current type. The +It returns the current type. +The .I type parameter can take the following three values: .TP .B FSETLOCKING_INTERNAL Perform implicit locking around every operation on the given stream -(except for the *_unlocked ones). This is the default. +(except for the *_unlocked ones). +This is the default. .TP .B FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER The caller will take care of the locking (possibly using @@ -109,11 +111,13 @@ in case there is more than one thread), and the stdio routines will not do locking until the state is reset to FSETLOCKING_INTERNAL. .TP .B FSETLOCKING_QUERY -Don't change the type of locking. (Only return it.) +Don't change the type of locking. +(Only return it.) .LP The .BR _flushlbf () -function flushes all line-buffered streams. (Presumably so that +function flushes all line-buffered streams. +(Presumably so that output to a terminal is forced out, say before reading keyboard input.) .LP The |