Re: BUG report for Linux man-pages, about PRCTL(2)

Re: BUG report for Linux man-pages, about PRCTL(2)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 02/19/2014 08:29 AM, Xiawei Chen wrote:
> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/prctl.2.html
> 
> release *3.60* of the Linux man-pages project
> 
> I am confused by the description of section RETURN VALUE
> 
>  "On success, *PR_GET_DUMPABLE, PR_GET_KEEPCAPS, PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS,
>        PR_CAPBSET_READ, PR_GET_TIMING, PR_GET_SECUREBITS, PR_MCE_KILL_GET*,
>        and (if it returns) *PR_GET_SECCOMP *return the nonnegative values
>        described above. All other option values return 0 on success."
> 
> when i use "prctl(PR_GET_TIMERSLACK, 0, 0, 0, 0)" in my code, then it return 50000.
> i guess the value 50000 is the correct result,
> whether or not, the description section RETURN VALUE is lack of this option (*PR_GET_TIMERSLACK*)?
> 
>  I am looking forward to your response. .

Thanks. Yes, you're right of course. I applied the patch below.

Cheers,

Michael

diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 0ccfe0b..0271a73 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ The timer slack values are preserved across
 .BR execve (2).
 .TP
 .BR PR_GET_TIMERSLACK " (since Linux 2.6.28)"
-Return the current timer slack value of the calling thread.
+Return (as the function result)
+the current timer slack value of the calling thread.
 .TP
 .BR PR_SET_TIMING " (since Linux 2.6.0-test4)"
 Set whether to use (normal, traditional) statistical process timing or
@@ -782,6 +783,7 @@ On success,
 .BR PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS ,
 .BR PR_CAPBSET_READ ,
 .BR PR_GET_TIMING ,
+.BR PR_GET_TIMERSLACK ,
 .BR PR_GET_SECUREBITS ,
 .BR PR_MCE_KILL_GET ,
 and (if it returns)


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Michael Kerrisk
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