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diff --git a/misc/sys/uio.h b/misc/sys/uio.h
index 4b31380880..53add9f2e2 100644
--- a/misc/sys/uio.h
+++ b/misc/sys/uio.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -33,17 +33,21 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
    buffers described by VECTOR, which is a vector of COUNT `struct iovec's.
    The buffers are filled in the order specified.
    Operates just like `read' (see <unistd.h>) except that data are
-   put in VECTOR instead of a contiguous buffer.  */
-extern ssize_t readv (int __fd, __const struct iovec *__vector, int __count)
-     __THROW;
+   put in VECTOR instead of a contiguous buffer.
+
+   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+   __THROW.  */
+extern ssize_t readv (int __fd, __const struct iovec *__vector, int __count);
 
 /* Write data pointed by the buffers described by VECTOR, which
    is a vector of COUNT `struct iovec's, to file descriptor FD.
    The data is written in the order specified.
    Operates just like `write' (see <unistd.h>) except that the data
-   are taken from VECTOR instead of a contiguous buffer.  */
-extern ssize_t writev (int __fd, __const struct iovec *__vector, int __count)
-     __THROW;
+   are taken from VECTOR instead of a contiguous buffer.
+
+   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+   __THROW.  */
+extern ssize_t writev (int __fd, __const struct iovec *__vector, int __count);
 
 __END_DECLS