From 7b7831c24fbb61e3fba330454067a670b0898c59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alejandro Colomar Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:31:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] spu_create.2: Use syscall(SYS_...), for system calls without a wrapper Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/spu_create.2 | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2 index 6541a6e9a..746a86ed6 100644 --- a/man2/spu_create.2 +++ b/man2/spu_create.2 @@ -27,15 +27,20 @@ spu_create \- create a new spu context .SH SYNOPSIS .nf -.B #include +.BR "#include " " /* Definition of " SPU_* " constants */" +.BR "#include " " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */" +.B #include .PP -.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \ -", mode_t " mode , -.BI " int " neighbor_fd ");" +.BI "int syscall(SYS_spu_create, const char *" pathname \ +", unsigned int " flags , +.BI " mode_t " mode ", int " neighbor_fd ); .fi .PP .IR Note : -There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. +glibc provides no wrapper for +.BR spu_create (), +necessitating the use of +.BR syscall (2). .SH DESCRIPTION The .BR spu_create () @@ -259,9 +264,6 @@ This call is Linux-specific and implemented only on the PowerPC architecture. Programs using this system call are not portable. .SH NOTES -Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using -.BR syscall (2). -Note however, that .BR spu_create () is meant to be used from libraries that implement a more abstract interface to SPUs, not to be used from regular applications.