diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man/man5/eventfd.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr/src/man/man5/eventfd.5 | 34 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man5/eventfd.5 b/usr/src/man/man5/eventfd.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fc30495070 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr/src/man/man5/eventfd.5 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +'\" te +.\" Copyright (c) 2014, Joyent, Inc. All Rights Reserved. +.\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the +.\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0. +.\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version +.\" 1.0 of the CDDL. +.\" +.\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this +.\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at +.\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL. +.TH EVENTFD 5 "Dec 3, 2014" +.SH NAME +eventfd \- Linux-compatible user event notification facility +.SH SYNOPSIS + +.LP +.nf +#include <sys/eventfd.h> +.fi + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.sp +.LP + +\fBeventfd\fR is a Linux-borne facility for sending and receiving user +events via a file descriptor. While the facility itself is somewhat dubious +(it can be mimicked in an entirely portable way with a pipe), it is +small and straightforward and this implementation is entirely compatible +with its Linux antecedent; see \fBeventfd\fR(3C) for details. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.sp +.LP +\fBeventfd\fR(3C) |