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diff --git a/man7/thread-keyring.7 b/man7/thread-keyring.7 index 524bf22..703f083 100644 --- a/man7/thread-keyring.7 +++ b/man7/thread-keyring.7 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later .\" -.TH thread-keyring 7 2022-10-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH thread-keyring 7 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME thread-keyring \- per-thread keyring .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ The thread keyring is a keyring used to anchor keys on behalf of a process. It is created only when a thread requests it. The thread keyring has the name (description) .IR _tid . -.PP +.P A special serial number value, .BR KEY_SPEC_THREAD_KEYRING , is defined that can be used in lieu of the actual serial number of the calling thread's thread keyring. -.PP +.P From the .BR keyctl (1) utility, '\fB@t\fP' can be used instead of a numeric key ID in much the same way, but as .BR keyctl (1) is a program run after forking, this is of no utility. -.PP +.P Thread keyrings are not inherited across .BR clone (2) and @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ and and are cleared by .BR execve (2). A thread keyring is destroyed when the thread that refers to it terminates. -.PP +.P Initially, a thread does not have a thread keyring. If a thread doesn't have a thread keyring when it is accessed, then it will be created if it is to be modified; |