Update manual for i386_set_ldt to reflect newly added features.
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@ -73,6 +73,38 @@ can be either segment_descriptor or gate_descriptor and are defined in
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.Aq Pa i386/segments.h .
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These structures are defined by the architecture
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as disjoint bit-fields, so care must be taken in constructing them.
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.Pp
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If
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.Fa start_sel
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is 0,
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.Fa num_sels
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is 1 and the descriptor pointed to by
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.Fa descs
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is legal, then
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.Fn i386_set_ldt
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will allocate a descriptor and return its
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selector number.
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.Pp
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If
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.Fa num_descs
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is 1,
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.Fa start_sels
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is valid, and
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.Fa descs
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is NULL, then
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.Fn i386_set_ldt
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will free that descriptor
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(making it available to be reallocated again later).
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.Pp
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If
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.Fa num_descs
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is 0,
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.Fa start_sels
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is 0 and
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.Fa descs
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is NULL then, as a special case,
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.Fn i386_set_ldt
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will free all descriptors.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion,
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.Fn i386_get_ldt
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@ -81,6 +113,8 @@ The
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.Fn i386_set_ldt
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system call
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returns the first selector set.
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In the case when a descriptor is allocated by the kernel, its number will
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be returned.
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Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global
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variable
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.Va errno
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