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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-1.0-or-later
.\"
-.TH io_setup 2 2023-02-05 "Linux man-pages 6.03"
+.TH io_setup 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
.SH NAME
io_setup \- create an asynchronous I/O context
.SH LIBRARY
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Standard C library
.PP
Alternatively, Asynchronous I/O library
.RI ( libaio ", " \-laio );
-see NOTES.
+see VERSIONS.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#include <linux/aio_abi.h>" " /* Defines needed types */"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ see NOTES.
.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 VERSIONS.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IR Note :
this page describes the raw Linux system call interface.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The wrapper function provided by
uses a different type for the
.I ctx_idp
argument.
-See NOTES.
+See VERSIONS.
.PP
The
.BR io_setup ()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ with the resulting handle.
On success,
.BR io_setup ()
returns 0.
-For the failure return, see NOTES.
+For the failure return, see VERSIONS.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EAGAIN
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ Insufficient kernel resources are available.
.BR io_setup ()
is not implemented on this architecture.
.SH VERSIONS
-The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5.
-.SH STANDARDS
-.BR io_setup ()
-is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs
-that are intended to be portable.
-.SH NOTES
glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call.
You could invoke it using
.BR syscall (2).
@@ -106,6 +100,10 @@ then the return value follows the usual conventions for
indicating an error: \-1, with
.I errno
set to a (positive) value that indicates the error.
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
+Linux 2.5.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR io_cancel (2),
.BR io_destroy (2),