summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/man2/semctl.2
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'man2/semctl.2')
-rw-r--r--man2/semctl.232
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/man2/semctl.2 b/man2/semctl.2
index 2dcb63559..f42c2ac0d 100644
--- a/man2/semctl.2
+++ b/man2/semctl.2
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ set.
.TP
.I sem_otime
Time of last
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
system call.
.TP
.I sem_ctime
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ is ignored.
.B IPC_RMID
Immediately remove the semaphore set,
awakening all processes blocked in
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
calls on the set (with an error return and
.I errno
set to
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ and
settings can be changed via
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sem ;
see
-.BR proc (5)
+.MR proc 5
for details.
.TP
.BR SEM_INFO " (Linux-specific)"
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ member of the
.I semid_ds
structure associated with the set.
Undo entries (see
-.BR semop (2))
+.MR semop 2 )
are cleared for altered semaphores in all processes.
If the changes to semaphore values would permit blocked
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
calls in other processes to proceed, then those processes are woken up.
The argument
.I semnum
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ member of the
structure associated with the set.
Undo entries are cleared for altered semaphores in all processes.
If the changes to semaphore values would permit blocked
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
calls in other processes to proceed, then those processes are woken up.
The calling process must have alter permission on the semaphore set.
.SH RETURN VALUE
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ POSIX.1 defines
.I sempid
as the "process ID of [the] last operation" on a semaphore,
and explicitly notes that this value is set by a successful
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
call, with the implication that no other interface affects the
.I sempid
value.
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ operations, as well as the semaphore adjustments performed
on process termination as a consequence of the use of the
.B SEM_UNDO
flag (see
-.BR semop (2)).
+.MR semop 2 ).
.P
Linux also updates
.I sempid
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ The
and
.B SEM_INFO
operations are used by the
-.BR ipcs (1)
+.MR ipcs 1
program to provide information on allocated resources.
In the future these may modified or moved to a
.I /proc
@@ -613,11 +613,11 @@ For greater portability, it is best to always call
with four arguments.
.SH EXAMPLES
See
-.BR shmop (2).
+.MR shmop 2 .
.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR ipc (2),
-.BR semget (2),
-.BR semop (2),
-.BR capabilities (7),
-.BR sem_overview (7),
-.BR sysvipc (7)
+.MR ipc 2 ,
+.MR semget 2 ,
+.MR semop 2 ,
+.MR capabilities 7 ,
+.MR sem_overview 7 ,
+.MR sysvipc 7