diff --git a/man2/syscalls.2 b/man2/syscalls.2
index 1d689c832..36ea5d413 100644
--- a/man2/syscalls.2
+++ b/man2/syscalls.2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
 .\" the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
 .\"
-.TH SYSCALLS 2 2008-04-29 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SYSCALLS 2 2008-06-19 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 syscalls \- Linux system calls
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -69,9 +69,20 @@ or have appeared since that kernel version.
 Note the following points:
 .IP * 3
 Where no kernel version is indicated,
-the system call appeared in kernel 2.0 or earlier.
-.\" kernel 1.2 was started from a branch of 1.0.6
-.\"
+the system call appeared in kernel 1.0 or earlier.
+.IP *
+Where a system call is marked "1.2"
+this means the system call probably appeared in a 1.1.x kernel version,
+and first appeared in a stable kernel with 1.2.
+(Development of the 1.2 kernel was initiated from a branch of kernel
+1.0.6 via the 1.1.x unstable kernel series.)
+.IP *
+Where a system call is marked "2.0"
+this means the system call probably appeared in a 1.3.x kernel version,
+and first appeared in a stable kernel with 2.0.
+(Development of the 2.0 kernel was initiated from a branch of kernel
+1.2.x, somewhere around 1.2.10,
+via the 1.3.x unstable kernel series.)
 .\" Was kernel 2.0 started from a branch of 1.2.10?
 .\" At least from the timestamps of the tarballs of
 .\" of 1.2.10 and 1.3.0, that's how it looks, but in
@@ -125,7 +136,7 @@ l l l
 l l l.
 \fBSystem call\fP	\fBKernel\fP	\fBNotes\fP
 
-\fB_llseek\fP(2)
+\fB_llseek\fP(2)	1.2
 \fB_newselect\fP(2)
 \fB_sysctl\fP(2)
 \fBaccept\fP(2)
@@ -184,7 +195,7 @@ l l l.
 \fBfdatasync\fP(2)
 \fBfgetxattr\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.18
 \fBflistxattr\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.18
-\fBflock\fP(2)
+\fBflock\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBfork\fP(2)
 \fBfree_hugepages\fP(2)	2.5.36	Removed in 2.5.44
 \fBfremovexattr\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.18
@@ -207,7 +218,7 @@ l l l.
 \fBget_thread_area\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.20
 \fBgetcpu\fP(2)	2.6.19
 \fBgetcwd\fP(2)	2.2
-\fBgetdents\fP(2)
+\fBgetdents\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBgetdents64\fP(2)	2.4
 \fBgetegid\fP(2)
 \fBgetegid32\fP(2)	2.4
@@ -233,7 +244,7 @@ l l l.
 \fBgetresuid32\fP(2)	2.4
 \fBgetrlimit\fP(2)
 \fBgetrusage\fP(2)
-\fBgetsid\fP(2)
+\fBgetsid\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBgetsockname\fP(2)
 \fBgetsockopt\fP(2)
 \fBgettid\fP(2)	2.4.11
@@ -305,18 +316,18 @@ l l l.
 \fBmq_timedreceive\fP(2)	2.6.6
 \fBmq_timedsend\fP(2)	2.6.6
 \fBmq_unlink\fP(2)
-\fBmremap\fP(2)
+\fBmremap\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBmsgctl\fP(2)
 \fBmsgget\fP(2)
 \fBmsgrcv\fP(2)
 \fBmsgsnd\fP(2)
-\fBmsync\fP(2)
+\fBmsync\fP(2)	2.0
 .\" \fBmultiplexer\fP(2)	??	__NR_multiplexer reserved on
 .\"		PowerPC, but unimplemented?
 \fBmunlock\fP(2)
 \fBmunlockall\fP(2)
 \fBmunmap\fP(2)
-\fBnanosleep\fP(2)
+\fBnanosleep\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBnfsservctl\fP(2)	2.2
 \fBnice\fP(2)
 \fBoldfstat\fP(2)
@@ -333,13 +344,13 @@ l l l.
 .\" , PowerPC, ARM; not i386
 \fBpciconfig_write\fP(2)	2.0.26; 2.2	Not on i386
 .\" , PowerPC, ARM; not i386
-\fBpersonality\fP(2)
+\fBpersonality\fP(2)	1.2
 .\" \fBperfctr\fP(2)	???	Sparc32, Sparc64
 .\" \fBperfmonctl\fP(2)	???	ia64
 \fBphys\fP(2)
 .\" Unimplemented (no slot since 2.1.116)
 \fBpipe\fP(2)
-\fBpivot_root\fP(2)	2.5
+\fBpivot_root\fP(2)	2.4
 \fBpoll\fP(2)	2.2
 \fBppoll\fP(2)	2.6.16
 \fBprctl\fP(2)	2.2
@@ -363,7 +374,7 @@ l l l.
 .\" Supersedes \fBgetdents\fP(2)
 \fBreadlink\fP(2)
 \fBreadlinkat\fP(2)	2.6.16
-\fBreadv\fP(2)
+\fBreadv\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBreboot\fP(2)
 \fBrecv\fP(2)
 \fBrecvfrom\fP(2)
@@ -383,16 +394,16 @@ l l l.
 \fBrt_sigreturn\fP(2)	2.2
 \fBrt_sigsuspend\fP(2)	2.2
 \fBrt_sigtimedwait\fP(2)	2.2
-\fBsched_get_priority_max\fP(2)
-\fBsched_get_priority_min\fP(2)
+\fBsched_get_priority_max\fP(2)	2.0
+\fBsched_get_priority_min\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBsched_getaffinity\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.19
-\fBsched_getparam\fP(2)
-\fBsched_getscheduler\fP(2)
-\fBsched_rr_get_interval\fP(2)
+\fBsched_getparam\fP(2)	2.0
+\fBsched_getscheduler\fP(2)	2.0
+\fBsched_rr_get_interval\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBsched_setaffinity\fP(2)	2.6; 2.4.19
-\fBsched_setparam\fP(2)
-\fBsched_setscheduler\fP(2)
-\fBsched_yield\fP(2)
+\fBsched_setparam\fP(2)	2.0
+\fBsched_setscheduler\fP(2)	2.0
+\fBsched_yield\fP(2)	2.0
 \fBsecurity\fP(2)	2.4.11
 \fBselect\fP(2)
 \fBsemctl\fP(2)
@@ -413,9 +424,9 @@ l l l.
 .\" See http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/1/83
 .\" "[PATCH] remove sys_set_zone_reclaim()"
 \fBsetdomainname\fP(2)
-\fBsetfsgid\fP(2)
+\fBsetfsgid\fP(2)	1.2
 \fBsetfsgid32\fP(2)	2.4
-\fBsetfsuid\fP(2)
+\fBsetfsuid\fP(2)	1.2
 \fBsetfsuid32\fP(2)	2.4
 \fBsetgid\fP(2)
 \fBsetgid32\fP(2)	2.4
@@ -476,7 +487,7 @@ l l l.
 \fBsync\fP(2)
 \fBsync_file_range\fP(2)	2.6.17
 .\" \fBsys_debug_setcontext\fP(2)	???	PowerPC if CONFIG_PPC32
-\fBsysfs\fP(2)
+\fBsysfs\fP(2)	1.2
 \fBsysinfo\fP(2)
 \fBsyslog\fP(2)
 .\" glibc interface is \fBklogctl\fP(3)
@@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ l l l.
 \fBwaitid\fP(2)	2.6.10
 \fBwaitpid\fP(2)
 \fBwrite\fP(2)
-\fBwritev\fP(2)
+\fBwritev\fP(2)	2.0
 .TE
 .PP
 On many platforms, including i386, socket calls are all multiplexed