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ptrace.2: Relocate text noting that PTRACE_MODE_* constants are kernel-internal 

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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -2130,17 +2130,6 @@ was effectively the default before Linux 2.6.27.)
.\" back in the _ATTACH camp.
.\"
.PP
Note that all of the
.BR PTRACE_MODE_*
constants described in this subsection are kernel-internal,
and not visible to user space.
The constant names are mentioned here in order to label the various kinds of
ptrace access mode checks that are performed for various system calls
and accesses to various pseudofiles (e.g., under
.IR /proc ).
These names are used in other man pages to provide a simple
shorthand for labeling the different kernel checks.
Since Linux 4.5,
.\" commit caaee6234d05a58c5b4d05e7bf766131b810a657
the above access mode checks are combined (ORed) with
@ -2192,6 +2181,17 @@ there is no reason to generate a security audit record.
This modifier suppresses the generation of
such an audit record for the particular access check.
.PP
Note that all of the
.BR PTRACE_MODE_*
constants described in this subsection are kernel-internal,
and not visible to user space.
The constant names are mentioned here in order to label the various kinds of
ptrace access mode checks that are performed for various system calls
and accesses to various pseudofiles (e.g., under
.IR /proc ).
These names are used in other man pages to provide a simple
shorthand for labeling the different kernel checks.
The algorithm employed for ptrace access mode checking determines whether
the calling process is allowed to perform the corresponding action
on the target process.