From 70cbdedffab0684eadb6066e2d97f18fe3933bfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:07:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Very minor rewording. --- man2/nice.2 | 5 +++-- man2/vfork.2 | 14 ++++---------- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/nice.2 b/man2/nice.2 index e7cb2f26f..60c3add4a 100644 --- a/man2/nice.2 +++ b/man2/nice.2 @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ nice \- change process priority adds .I inc to the nice value for the calling process. -(A large nice value means a low priority.) -Only the super\%user may specify a negative increment, or priority increase. +(A higher nice value means a low priority.) +Only the super\%user may specify a negative increment, +or priority increase. The range for nice values is described in .BR getpriority (2). .SH "RETURN VALUE" diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2 index ea8ef8738..684412bda 100644 --- a/man2/vfork.2 +++ b/man2/vfork.2 @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ function has the same effect as .BR fork (), except that the behaviour is undefined if the process created by .BR vfork () -either modifies any data other than a variable of type pid_t used -to store the return value from +either modifies any data other than a variable of type +.I pid_t +used to store the return value from .BR vfork (), or returns from the function in which .BR vfork () @@ -50,13 +51,6 @@ was called, or calls any other function before successfully calling or one of the .BR exec () family of functions. -.SH ERRORS -.TP -.B EAGAIN -Too many processes; try again. -.TP -.B ENOMEM -There is insufficient swap space for the new process. .SH "LINUX DESCRIPTION" .BR vfork (), just like @@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ but may call .BR _exit (). .PP Signal handlers are inherited, but not shared. Signals to the parent -arrive after the child releases the parent. +arrive after the child releases the parent's memory. .SH "HISTORIC DESCRIPTION" Under Linux, .BR fork ()