* manual/sysinfo.texi: Document MTASC-safety properties.

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2014-02-01 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
* manual/sysinfo.texi: Document MTASC-safety properties.
2014-02-01 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
* manual/startup.texi: Document MTASC-safety properties.

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@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ by calling these functions.
@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int gethostname (char *@var{name}, size_t @var{size})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall on unix; implemented in terms of uname on posix and of
@c hurd_get_host_config on hurd.
This function returns the host name of the system on which it is called,
in the array @var{name}. The @var{size} argument specifies the size of
this array, in bytes. Note that this is @emph{not} the DNS hostname.
@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ error code.
@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int sethostname (const char *@var{name}, size_t @var{length})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall on unix; implemented in terms of hurd_set_host_config
@c on hurd.
The @code{sethostname} function sets the host name of the system that
calls it to @var{name}, a string with length @var{length}. Only
privileged processes are permitted to do this.
@ -145,6 +151,8 @@ This process cannot set the host name because it is not privileged.
@comment unistd.h
@comment ???
@deftypefun int getdomainnname (char *@var{name}, size_t @var{length})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Syscalls uname, then strlen and memcpy.
@cindex NIS domain name
@cindex YP domain name
@ -159,6 +167,8 @@ The specifics of this function are analogous to @code{gethostname}, above.
@comment unistd.h
@comment ???
@deftypefun int setdomainname (const char *@var{name}, size_t @var{length})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall.
@cindex NIS domain name
@cindex YP domain name
@ -173,6 +183,10 @@ The specifics of this function are analogous to @code{sethostname}, above.
@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {long int} gethostid (void)
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{@mtshostid{} @mtsenv{} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@ascudlopen{} @ascuplugin{} @asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@aculock{} @acucorrupt{} @acsmem{} @acsfd{}}}
@c On HURD, calls _hurd_get_host_config and strtol. On Linux, open
@c HOSTIDFILE, reads an int32_t and closes; if that fails, it calls
@c gethostname and gethostbyname_r to use the h_addr.
This function returns the ``host ID'' of the machine the program is
running on. By convention, this is usually the primary Internet IP address
of that machine, converted to a @w{@code{long int}}. However, on some
@ -190,6 +204,7 @@ on the results of @code{gethostname}. For more information on IP addresses,
@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int sethostid (long int @var{id})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasuconst{:@mtshostid{}}}@asunsafe{}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @acsfd{}}}
The @code{sethostid} function sets the ``host ID'' of the host machine
to @var{id}. Only privileged processes are permitted to do this. Usually
it happens just once, at system boot time.
@ -296,6 +311,10 @@ use of the rest of the structure.
@comment sys/utsname.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int uname (struct utsname *@var{info})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall on unix; the posix fallback is to call gethostname and
@c then fills in the other fields with constants; on HURD, it calls
@c proc_uname and then gethostname.
The @code{uname} function fills in the structure pointed to by
@var{info} with information about the operating system and host machine.
A non-negative value indicates that the data was successfully stored.
@ -471,6 +490,12 @@ contains a set of three functions which are designed in the usual way.
@comment fstab.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int setfsent (void)
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:fsent}}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{} @asucorrupt{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{} @acsfd{}}}
@c setfsent @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c fstab_init(1) @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c malloc dup @ascuheap @acsmem
@c rewind dup @asucorrupt @acucorrupt [no @aculock]
@c setmntent dup @ascuheap @asulock @acsmem @acsfd @aculock
This function makes sure that the internal read pointer for the
@file{fstab} file is at the beginning of the file. This is done by
either opening the file or resetting the read pointer.
@ -486,6 +511,9 @@ file.
@comment fstab.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun void endfsent (void)
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:fsent}}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{} @asucorrupt{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{} @acsfd{}}}
@c endfsent @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c endmntent dup @ascuheap @asulock @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
This function makes sure that all resources acquired by a prior call to
@code{setfsent} (explicitly or implicitly by calling @code{getfsent}) are
freed.
@ -494,6 +522,13 @@ freed.
@comment fstab.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {struct fstab *} getfsent (void)
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:fsent} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{}}}
@c getfsent @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c fstab_init(0) dup @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c fstab_fetch @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c getmntent_r dup @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c fstab_convert @mtasurace:fsent
@c hasmntopt dup ok
This function returns the next entry of the @file{fstab} file. If this
is the first call to any of the functions handling @file{fstab} since
program start or the last call of @code{endfsent}, the file will be
@ -508,6 +543,12 @@ returns a @code{NULL} pointer.
@comment fstab.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {struct fstab *} getfsspec (const char *@var{name})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:fsent} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{}}}
@c getffsspec @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c fstab_init(1) dup @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c fstab_fetch dup @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c strcmp dup ok
@c fstab_convert dup @mtasurace:fsent
This function returns the next entry of the @file{fstab} file which has
a string equal to @var{name} pointed to by the @code{fs_spec} element.
Since there is normally exactly one entry for each special device it
@ -525,6 +566,12 @@ returns a @code{NULL} pointer.
@comment fstab.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {struct fstab *} getfsfile (const char *@var{name})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:fsent} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{}}}
@c getffsfile @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c fstab_init(1) dup @mtasurace:fsent @ascuheap @asucorrupt @asulock @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c fstab_fetch dup @mtasurace:fsent @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c strcmp dup ok
@c fstab_convert dup @mtasurace:fsent
This function returns the next entry of the @file{fstab} file which has
a string equal to @var{name} pointed to by the @code{fs_file} element.
Since there is normally exactly one entry for each mount point it
@ -640,6 +687,13 @@ contains functions to alter the file and test for specific options.
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {FILE *} setmntent (const char *@var{file}, const char *@var{mode})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acsmem{} @acsfd{} @aculock{}}}
@c setmntent @ascuheap @asulock @acsmem @acsfd @aculock
@c strlen dup ok
@c mempcpy dup ok
@c memcpy dup ok
@c fopen dup @ascuheap @asulock @acsmem @acsfd @aculock
@c fsetlocking dup ok [no @mtasurace:stream @asulock: exclusive stream]
The @code{setmntent} function prepares the file named @var{FILE} which
must be in the format of a @file{fstab} and @file{mtab} file for the
upcoming processing through the other functions of the family. The
@ -655,6 +709,9 @@ and @code{errno} is set accordingly.
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int endmntent (FILE *@var{stream})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@aculock{} @acsmem{} @acsfd{}}}
@c endmntent @ascuheap @asulock @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
@c fclose dup @ascuheap @asulock @aculock @acsmem @acsfd
This function takes for the @var{stream} parameter a file handle which
previously was returned from the @code{setmntent} call.
@code{endmntent} closes the stream and frees all resources.
@ -666,6 +723,12 @@ is @math{0}.
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {struct mntent *} getmntent (FILE *@var{stream})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:mntentbuf} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{} @asuinit{}}@acunsafe{@acuinit{} @acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{}}}
@c getmntent @mtasurace:mntentbuf @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @asuinit @acuinit @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c libc_once @ascuheap @asuinit @acuinit @acsmem
@c allocate @ascuheap @acsmem
@c malloc dup @ascuheap @acsmem
@c getmntent_r dup @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
The @code{getmntent} function takes as the parameter a file handle
previously returned by successful call to @code{setmntent}. It returns
a pointer to a static variable of type @code{struct mntent} which is
@ -692,6 +755,16 @@ used in situations where multiple threads access the file.
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {struct mntent *} getmntent_r (FILE *@var{stream}, struct mntent *@var{result}, char *@var{buffer}, int @var{bufsize})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{@mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{} @ascuheap{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{} @aculock{} @acsmem{}}}
@c getmntent_r @mtslocale @asucorrupt @ascuheap @acucorrupt @aculock @acsmem
@c flockfile dup @aculock
@c fgets_unlocked dup @asucorrupt @acucorrupt [locked, so no @mtsrace:stream]
@c funlockfile dup @aculock
@c strchr dup ok
@c strspn dup ok
@c strsep dup ok
@c decode_name ok
@c sscanf dup @mtslocale @ascuheap @acsmem
The @code{getmntent_r} function is the reentrant variant of
@code{getmntent}. It also returns the next entry from the file and
returns a pointer. The actual variable the values are stored in is not
@ -717,6 +790,12 @@ end of file reached,
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int addmntent (FILE *@var{stream}, const struct mntent *@var{mnt})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:stream} @mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{}}}
@c addmntent @mtasurace:stream @mtslocale @asucorrupt @acucorrupt
@c fseek dup @asucorrupt @acucorrupt [no @aculock]
@c encode_name ok
@c fprintf dup @mtslocale @asucorrupt @acucorrupt [no @ascuheap @acsmem, no @aculock]
@c fflush dup @asucorrupt @acucorrupt [no @aculock]
The @code{addmntent} function allows adding a new entry to the file
previously opened with @code{setmntent}. The new entries are always
appended. I.e., even if the position of the file descriptor is not at
@ -740,6 +819,11 @@ appropriately.
@comment mntent.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun {char *} hasmntopt (const struct mntent *@var{mnt}, const char *@var{opt})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c hasmntopt ok
@c strlen dup ok
@c strstr dup ok
@c strchr dup ok
This function can be used to check whether the string pointed to by the
@code{mnt_opts} element of the variable pointed to by @var{mnt} contains
the option @var{opt}. If this is true a pointer to the beginning of the
@ -778,6 +862,8 @@ The symbols in this section are declared in @file{sys/mount.h}.
@comment sys/mount.h
@comment SVID, BSD
@deftypefun {int} mount (const char *@var{special_file}, const char *@var{dir}, const char *@var{fstype}, unsigned long int @var{options}, const void *@var{data})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall.
@code{mount} mounts or remounts a filesystem. The two operations are
quite different and are merged rather unnaturally into this one function.
@ -982,6 +1068,8 @@ not one that uses a device.
@comment sys/mount.h
@comment GNU
@deftypefun {int} umount2 (const char *@var{file}, int @var{flags})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall.
@code{umount2} unmounts a filesystem.
@ -1047,6 +1135,8 @@ This function is not available on all systems.
@comment sys/mount.h
@comment SVID, GNU
@deftypefun {int} umount (const char *@var{file})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall or wrapper for umount2.
@code{umount} does the same thing as @code{umount2} with @var{flags} set
to zeroes. It is more widely available than @code{umount2} but since it
@ -1067,6 +1157,8 @@ The symbols used in this section are declared in the file @file{sys/sysctl.h}.
@comment sys/sysctl.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int sysctl (int *@var{names}, int @var{nlen}, void *@var{oldval}, size_t *@var{oldlenp}, void *@var{newval}, size_t @var{newlen})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
@c Direct syscall, Linux only.
@code{sysctl} gets or sets a specified system parameter. There are so
many of these parameters that it is not practical to list them all here,