From d28a0b77891074bcc904b908532f690842bcf340 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:29:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor changes. --- man2/stat.2 | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/stat.2 b/man2/stat.2 index 486be943b..a33f092f8 100644 --- a/man2/stat.2 +++ b/man2/stat.2 @@ -430,13 +430,16 @@ structure have led to three successive implementations of and .IR sys_stat64() (new in kernel 2.4; slot -.IR __NR_stat64 ), -with the last being the most current. -Glibc hides these changes from applications and ensures that -binary compatability is not broken for old binaries that -call the +.IR __NR_stat64 ). +The last of these is the most current, +but the other interfaces must be maintained so that the +behavior of old binaries does not change. +The glibc .BR stat () -library wrapper function. +wrapper function hides these details from applications, +ensuring that new binaries use the current implementation, +and that binary compatability is not broken +for older binaries. Similar remarks apply for .BR fstat (2) and