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diff --git a/man2/delete_module.2 b/man2/delete_module.2 index ad20fac2d..a909729d0 100644 --- a/man2/delete_module.2 +++ b/man2/delete_module.2 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" -.TH delete_module 2 2023-02-05 "Linux man-pages 6.03" +.TH delete_module 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" .SH NAME delete_module \- unload a kernel module .SH LIBRARY @@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ but the reference count of this module is nonzero and was not specified in .IR flags . .SH STANDARDS -.BR delete_module () -is Linux-specific. -.SH NOTES +Linux. +.SH HISTORY The .BR delete_module () system call is not supported by glibc. @@ -173,16 +172,6 @@ it is (before glibc 2.23) sufficient to manually declare the interface in your code; alternatively, you can invoke the system call using .BR syscall (2). -.PP -The uninterruptible sleep that may occur if -.B O_NONBLOCK -is omitted from -.I flags -is considered undesirable, because the sleeping process is left -in an unkillable state. -As at Linux 3.7, specifying -.B O_NONBLOCK -is optional, but in future kernels it is likely to become mandatory. .SS Linux 2.4 and earlier In Linux 2.4 and earlier, the system call took only one argument: .PP @@ -197,6 +186,16 @@ Some further details of differences in the behavior of in Linux 2.4 and earlier are .I not currently explained in this manual page. +.SH NOTES +The uninterruptible sleep that may occur if +.B O_NONBLOCK +is omitted from +.I flags +is considered undesirable, because the sleeping process is left +in an unkillable state. +As at Linux 3.7, specifying +.B O_NONBLOCK +is optional, but in future kernels it is likely to become mandatory. .SH SEE ALSO .BR create_module (2), .BR init_module (2), |