epoll.7: ffix

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2020-02-19 09:21:45 +01:00
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@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ API is the
.IR instance ,
an in-kernel data structure which, from a user-space perspective,
can be considered as a container for two lists:
.IP * 4
.IP \(bu 2
The
.I interest
list (sometimes also called the
.B epoll
set): the set of file descriptors that the process has registered
an interest in monitoring.
.IP *
.IP \(bu
The
.I ready
list: the set of file descriptors that are "ready" for I/O.
@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The following system calls are provided to
create and manage an
.B epoll
instance:
.IP * 3
.IP \(bu 2
.BR epoll_create (2)
creates a new
.B epoll
@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ instance and returns a file descriptor referring to that instance.
.BR epoll_create1 (2)
extends the functionality of
.BR epoll_create (2).)
.IP *
.IP \(bu
Interest in particular file descriptors is then registered via
.BR epoll_ctl (2),
which adds items to the interest list of the
.B epoll
instance.
.IP *
.IP \(bu
.BR epoll_wait (2)
waits for I/O events,
blocking the calling thread if no events are currently available.