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getunwind.2: Simplify text referring to vdso(7) 

The detail given here is redundant, since this info is also
in vdso(7).

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -98,12 +98,8 @@ This system call is Linux-specific,
and is available only on the IA-64 architecture. and is available only on the IA-64 architecture.
.SH NOTES .SH NOTES
This system call has been deprecated. This system call has been deprecated.
The modern way to obtain the kernel's unwind data is via the gate DSO. The modern way to obtain the kernel's unwind data is via the
The address of the ELF header for this DSO .BR vdso (7).
is passed to user level via
.BR AT_SYSINFO_EHDR
(see
.BR getauxval (3)).
Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call;
in the unlikely event that you want to call it, use in the unlikely event that you want to call it, use