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authorkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2017-07-11 05:33:07 +0000
committerkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2017-07-11 05:33:07 +0000
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MFC r320801:
Simplify language.
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
-rw-r--r--lib/libc/sys/mmap.28
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/mmap.2 b/lib/libc/sys/mmap.2
index 6d43071..7033aa5 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/mmap.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/mmap.2
@@ -329,10 +329,12 @@ stack top is the starting address returned by the call, plus
bytes.
The bottom of the stack at maximum growth is the starting
address returned by the call.
-The system uses guards to prevent the inadvertent use of
-regions into which stacks created with
+.Pp
+Stacks created with
.Dv MAP_STACK
-will automatically grow, without mapping the whole stack in advance.
+automatically grow.
+Guards prevent inadvertent use of the regions into which those
+stacks can grow without requiring mapping the whole stack in advance.
.El
.Pp
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