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spu_create.2: Use syscall(SYS_...), for system calls without a wrapper 

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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spu_create \- create a new spu context spu_create \- create a new spu context
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
.nf .nf
.B #include <sys/spu.h> .BR "#include <sys/spu.h>" " /* Definition of " SPU_* " constants */"
.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
.B #include <unistd.h>
.PP .PP
.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \ .BI "int syscall(SYS_spu_create, const char *" pathname \
", mode_t " mode , ", unsigned int " flags ,
.BI " int " neighbor_fd ");" .BI " mode_t " mode ", int " neighbor_fd );
.fi .fi
.PP .PP
.IR Note : .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 .SH DESCRIPTION
The The
.BR spu_create () .BR spu_create ()
@ -259,9 +264,6 @@ This call is Linux-specific and implemented only on the PowerPC
architecture. architecture.
Programs using this system call are not portable. Programs using this system call are not portable.
.SH NOTES .SH NOTES
Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
.BR syscall (2).
Note however, that
.BR spu_create () .BR spu_create ()
is meant to be used from libraries that implement a more abstract is meant to be used from libraries that implement a more abstract
interface to SPUs, not to be used from regular applications. interface to SPUs, not to be used from regular applications.