linux-kernel - [RFC v3 17/17] ioprio_set.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper

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Message-Id: <20210313192526.350200-17-alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:25:26 +0100
From:   Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@...il.com>
To:     mtk.manpages@...il.com
Cc:     Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@...il.com>,
        linux-man@...r.kernel.org, libc-alpha@...rceware.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>
Subject: [RFC v3 17/17] ioprio_set.2: Use syscall(SYS_...); for system calls without a wrapper

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@...il.com>
---
 man2/ioprio_set.2 | 14 ++++++--------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/ioprio_set.2 b/man2/ioprio_set.2
index 91ec03f3b..f0c914ab0 100644
--- a/man2/ioprio_set.2
+++ b/man2/ioprio_set.2
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
 ioprio_get, ioprio_set \- get/set I/O scheduling class and priority
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.BI "int ioprio_get(int " which ", int " who );
-.BI "int ioprio_set(int " which ", int " who ", int " ioprio );
-.fi
+.BR "#include <linux/ioprio.h>" "    /* Definition of " IOPRIO_* " constants */"
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" "     /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
 .PP
-.IR Note :
-There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
+.BI "int syscall(SYS_ioprio_get, int " which ", int " who );
+.BI "int syscall(SYS_ioprio_set, int " which ", int " who ", int " ioprio );
+.fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR ioprio_get ()
@@ -199,9 +200,6 @@ kernel 2.6.13.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 These system calls are Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for these system calls; call them using
-.BR syscall (2).
-.PP
 Two or more processes or threads can share an I/O context.
 This will be the case when
 .BR clone (2)
-- 
2.30.2