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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libcompat/SysV/ftok.3 | 15 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 b/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 index ed6b954..4b900ec 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF .\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: ftok.3,v 1.2 1996/01/30 18:12:32 mpp Exp $ +.\" $Id: ftok.3,v 1.3 1996/02/12 07:06:23 mpp Exp $ .Dd June 24, 1994 .Os .Dt ftok 3 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .Fd #include <sys/types.h> .Fd #include <sys/ipc.h> .Ft key_t -.Fn ftok "const char *path" "char id" ; +.Fn ftok "const char *path" "int id" ; .Sh DESCRIPTION .Bf -symbolic This function is available from the compatibility library, libcompat. @@ -70,19 +70,16 @@ does not exist or if it cannot be accessed by the calling process. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn ftok -function originate with System V and is typically used by programs +function originates with System V and is typically used by programs that use the System V IPC routines. .Sh AUTHOR .Bl -tag Thorsten Lockert <tholo@sigmasoft.com> .El .Sh BUGS -The returned key is computed based on the device and inode of the +The returned key is computed based on the device minor number and inode of the specified .Fa path -in combination with the given +in combination with the lower 8 bits of the given .Fa id . -Thus is is quite possible for the routine to return duplicate keys -given that those fields are not 8- and 16-bit quantities like they -were on System V based systems where this library routine's ancestor -were originally created. +Thus is is quite possible for the routine to return duplicate keys. diff --git a/lib/libcompat/SysV/ftok.3 b/lib/libcompat/SysV/ftok.3 index ed6b954..4b900ec 100644 --- a/lib/libcompat/SysV/ftok.3 +++ b/lib/libcompat/SysV/ftok.3 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF .\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: ftok.3,v 1.2 1996/01/30 18:12:32 mpp Exp $ +.\" $Id: ftok.3,v 1.3 1996/02/12 07:06:23 mpp Exp $ .Dd June 24, 1994 .Os .Dt ftok 3 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .Fd #include <sys/types.h> .Fd #include <sys/ipc.h> .Ft key_t -.Fn ftok "const char *path" "char id" ; +.Fn ftok "const char *path" "int id" ; .Sh DESCRIPTION .Bf -symbolic This function is available from the compatibility library, libcompat. @@ -70,19 +70,16 @@ does not exist or if it cannot be accessed by the calling process. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn ftok -function originate with System V and is typically used by programs +function originates with System V and is typically used by programs that use the System V IPC routines. .Sh AUTHOR .Bl -tag Thorsten Lockert <tholo@sigmasoft.com> .El .Sh BUGS -The returned key is computed based on the device and inode of the +The returned key is computed based on the device minor number and inode of the specified .Fa path -in combination with the given +in combination with the lower 8 bits of the given .Fa id . -Thus is is quite possible for the routine to return duplicate keys -given that those fields are not 8- and 16-bit quantities like they -were on System V based systems where this library routine's ancestor -were originally created. +Thus is is quite possible for the routine to return duplicate keys. |
