[PATCH] futex.2: use known types

[PATCH] futex.2: use known types

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

Type u32 is not exposed to the user.
Refer to uint32_t instead which is defined in ISO/IEC 9899:1999.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
---
 man2/futex.2 | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2
index baf356d..9fd8a51 100644
--- a/man2/futex.2
+++ b/man2/futex.2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ futex \- fast user-space locking
 .sp
 .BI "int futex(int *" uaddr ", int " futex_op ", int " val ,
 .BI "          const struct timespec *" timeout , \
-" \fR  /* or: \fBu32 \fIval2\fP */ 
+" \fR  /* or: \fBuint32_t \fIval2\fP */
 .BI "          int *" uaddr2 ", int " val3 );
 .fi
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ is determined by the operation.
 For these operations, the kernel casts the
 .I timeout
 value to
-.IR u32 ,
+.IR uint32_t ,
 and in the remainder of this page, this argument is referred to as
 .I val2
 when interpreted in this fashion.
-- 
2.1.4

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Re: [PATCH] futex.2: use known types

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Heinrich.

On 04/13/2015 08:18 PM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Type u32 is not exposed to the user.
> Refer to uint32_t instead which is defined in ISO/IEC 9899:1999.

Yes, probably better. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man2/futex.2 | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2
> index baf356d..9fd8a51 100644
> --- a/man2/futex.2
> +++ b/man2/futex.2
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ futex \- fast user-space locking
>  .sp
>  .BI "int futex(int *" uaddr ", int " futex_op ", int " val ,
>  .BI "          const struct timespec *" timeout , \
> -" \fR  /* or: \fBu32 \fIval2\fP */ 
> +" \fR  /* or: \fBuint32_t \fIval2\fP */
>  .BI "          int *" uaddr2 ", int " val3 );
>  .fi
>  
> @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ is determined by the operation.
>  For these operations, the kernel casts the
>  .I timeout
>  value to
> -.IR u32 ,
> +.IR uint32_t ,
>  and in the remainder of this page, this argument is referred to as
>  .I val2
>  when interpreted in this fashion.
> 


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