From e154982986babf71b61f517d1be7894ece05ad59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 07:55:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] vdso.7: Add words "virtual dynamic shared object" in DESCRIPTION Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/vdso.7 | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man7/vdso.7 b/man7/vdso.7 index 84476ff5e..157bd1752 100644 --- a/man7/vdso.7 +++ b/man7/vdso.7 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ .\" http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/creating-vdso-colonels-other-chicken .\" http://www.trilithium.com/johan/2005/08/linux-gate/ .\" -.TH VDSO 7 2014-01-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.TH VDSO 7 2014-02-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME vDSO \- overview of the virtual ELF dynamic shared object .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ vDSO \- overview of the virtual ELF dynamic shared object .B void *vdso = (uintptr_t) getauxval(AT_SYSINFO_EHDR); .SH DESCRIPTION -The "vDSO" is a small shared library that +The "vDSO" (virtual dynamic shared object) is a small shared library that the kernel automatically maps into the address space of all user-space applications. Applications usually do not need to concern themselves with these details