From a4e6603a52383ab3ed50d18c280f4434452c0488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:14:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] proc.5: Clarify that various mask fields in /proc/PID/status are in hexadecimal Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man5/proc.5 | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5 index fda621973..336563c3a 100644 --- a/man5/proc.5 +++ b/man5/proc.5 @@ -2647,21 +2647,23 @@ and .BR signal (7)). .IP * .IR SigBlk ", " SigIgn ", " SigCgt : -Masks indicating signals being blocked, ignored, and caught (see +Masks (expressed in hexadeximal) +indicating signals being blocked, ignored, and caught (see .BR signal (7)). .IP * .IR CapInh ", " CapPrm ", " CapEff : -Masks of capabilities enabled in inheritable, permitted, and effective sets +Masks (expressed in hexadeximal) +of capabilities enabled in inheritable, permitted, and effective sets (see .BR capabilities (7)). .IP * .IR CapBnd : -Capability bounding set +Capability bounding set, expressed in hexadecimal (since Linux 2.6.26, see .BR capabilities (7)). .IP * .IR CapAmb : -Ambient capability set +Ambient capability set, expressed in hexadecimal (since Linux 4.3, see .BR capabilities (7)). .IP * @@ -2695,7 +2697,7 @@ Speculation flaw mitigation state .BR prctl (2)). .IP * .IR Cpus_allowed : -Mask of CPUs on which this process may run +Hexadecimal mask of CPUs on which this process may run (since Linux 2.6.24, see .BR cpuset (7)). .IP *