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Diffstat (limited to 'man2/perfmonctl.2')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man2/perfmonctl.2 b/man2/perfmonctl.2 index 1adbba4920..d6d36a0a04 100644 --- a/man2/perfmonctl.2 +++ b/man2/perfmonctl.2 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ perfmonctl \- interface to IA-64 performance monitoring unit .fi .PP .IR Note : -There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. +There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see HISTORY. .SH DESCRIPTION The IA-64-specific .BR perfmonctl () @@ -174,15 +174,13 @@ returns zero when the operation is successful. On error, \-1 is returned and .I errno is set to indicate the error. -.SH VERSIONS -.BR perfmonctl () -was added in Linux 2.4; -.\" commit ecf5b72d5f66af843f189dfe9ce31598c3e48ad7 -it was removed in Linux 5.10. .SH STANDARDS -.BR perfmonctl () -is Linux-specific and is available only on the IA-64 architecture. -.SH NOTES +Linux on IA-64. +.SH HISTORY +Added in Linux 2.4; +.\" commit ecf5b72d5f66af843f189dfe9ce31598c3e48ad7 +removed in Linux 5.10. +.PP This system call was broken for many years, and ultimately removed in Linux 5.10. .PP |