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wait.2: Remove erroneous statement that waitpid() is implemented via wait4() 

There is a fallback to wait4(), but only if the kernel does
not provide a waitpid() system call.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-08-08 02:27:54 +10:00
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@ -535,13 +535,6 @@ flag is automatically implied if the child is being ptraced.
is actually a library function that (in glibc) is implemented as a call to
.BR wait4 (2).
Within glibc,
.\" A waitpid() system call remains, with a comment noting that
.\" "waitpid() should be * implemented by calling sys_wait4() from libc.a"
.BR waitpid ()
is a wrapper function that invokes
.BR wait (2).
The raw
.BR waitid ()
system call takes a fifth argument, of type