get_thread_area.2: Note that glibc provides no wrapper for this system call

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.\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details.
.\"
.\" Written by Kent Yoder.
.TH GET_THREAD_AREA 2 2003-02-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH GET_THREAD_AREA 2 2008-11-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
get_thread_area \- Get a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.BR get_thread_area ()
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 function;
call it using
.BR syscall (2).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR modify_ldt (2),
.BR set_thread_area (2)