@@ -29,18 +29,23 @@
kexec_load, kexec_file_load \- load a new kernel for later execution
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
-.B #include <linux/kexec.h>
+.BR "#include <linux/kexec.h>" " /* Definition of " KEXEC_* " constants */"
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
.PP
-.BI "long kexec_load(unsigned long " entry ", unsigned long " nr_segments ,
-.BI " struct kexec_segment *" segments ,
-.BI " unsigned long " flags );
-.BI "long kexec_file_load(int " kernel_fd ", int " initrd_fd ,
-.BI " unsigned long " cmdline_len ", const char *" cmdline ,
-.BI " unsigned long " flags );
+.BI "long syscall(SYS_kexec_load, unsigned long " entry ,
+.BI " unsigned long " nr_segments \
+", struct kexec_segment *" segments ,
+.BI " unsigned long " flags );
+.BI "long syscall(SYS_kexec_file_load, int " kernel_fd ", int " initrd_fd ,
+.BI " unsigned long " cmdline_len ", const char *" cmdline ,
+.BI " unsigned long " flags );
.fi
.PP
.IR Note :
-There are no glibc wrappers for these system calls; see NOTES.
+glibc provides no wrappers for these system calls,
+necessitating the use of
+.BR syscall (2).
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR kexec_load ()
@@ -332,9 +337,6 @@ The
system call first appeared in Linux 3.17.
.SH CONFORMING TO
These system calls are Linux-specific.
-.SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for these system calls; call them using
-.BR syscall (2).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR reboot (2),
.BR syscall (2),
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com> --- man2/kexec_load.2 | 24 +++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)