* [PATCH] kcmp: reword slightly awkward section
@ 2013-11-27 16:43 Shawn Landden
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From: Shawn Landden @ 2013-11-27 16:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA; +Cc: Shawn Landden
---
man2/kcmp.2 | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man2/kcmp.2 b/man2/kcmp.2
index c4fa3f4..5cde64e 100644
--- a/man2/kcmp.2
+++ b/man2/kcmp.2
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ are ignored.
.PP
Note the
.BR kcmp ()
-is not protected against false positives which may have place if tasks are
+is not protected against false positives which may occur if tasks are
running.
-Which means one should stop tasks being inspected with this syscall to obtain
-meaningful results.
+One should stop tasks by sending
+.BR SIGSTOP
+(see
+.BR signal (7))
+prior to inspection with this syscall to obtain meaningful results.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The return value of a successful call to
.BR kcmp ()
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* Re: [PATCH] kcmp: reword slightly awkward section
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@ 2013-12-08 23:13 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
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From: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) @ 2013-12-08 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Shawn Landden, linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
Thanks, Shawn. Applied.
Cheers,
Michael
On 11/27/13 08:43, Shawn Landden wrote:
> ---
> man2/kcmp.2 | 9 ++++++---
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man2/kcmp.2 b/man2/kcmp.2
> index c4fa3f4..5cde64e 100644
> --- a/man2/kcmp.2
> +++ b/man2/kcmp.2
> @@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ are ignored.
> .PP
> Note the
> .BR kcmp ()
> -is not protected against false positives which may have place if tasks are
> +is not protected against false positives which may occur if tasks are
> running.
> -Which means one should stop tasks being inspected with this syscall to obtain
> -meaningful results.
> +One should stop tasks by sending
> +.BR SIGSTOP
> +(see
> +.BR signal (7))
> +prior to inspection with this syscall to obtain meaningful results.
> .SH RETURN VALUE
> The return value of a successful call to
> .BR kcmp ()
>
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