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diff --git a/manual/intro.texi b/manual/intro.texi index ff43c5a7fb..879c1b38d9 100644 --- a/manual/intro.texi +++ b/manual/intro.texi @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ standards each function or symbol comes from. * Berkeley Unix:: BSD and SunOS. * SVID:: The System V Interface Description. * XPG:: The X/Open Portability Guide. +* Linux Kernel:: The Linux kernel. @end menu @node ISO C, POSIX, , Standards and Portability @@ -941,7 +942,7 @@ inter-process communication and shared memory, the @code{hsearch} and @code{drand48} families of functions, @code{fmtmsg} and several of the mathematical functions. -@node XPG, , SVID, Standards and Portability +@node XPG, Linux Kernel, SVID, Standards and Portability @subsection XPG (The X/Open Portability Guide) The X/Open Portability Guide, published by the X/Open Company, Ltd., is @@ -960,6 +961,20 @@ fulfilling the XPG standard with the Unix extensions is a precondition for getting the Unix brand chances are good that the functionality is available on commercial systems. +@node Linux Kernel, , XPG, Standards and Portability +@subsection Linux (The Linux Kernel) + +@Theglibc{} includes by reference the Linux man-pages +@value{man_pages_version} documentation to document the listed +syscalls for the Linux kernel. For reference purposes only the latest +@uref{https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/,Linux man-pages Project} +documentation can be accessed from the +@uref{https://www.kernel.org,Linux kernel} website. Where the syscall +has more specific documentation in this manual that more specific +documentation is considered authoritative. + +Additional details on the Linux system call interface can be found in +@xref{System Calls}. @node Using the Library, Roadmap to the Manual, Standards and Portability, Introduction @section Using the Library |