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misc/52830: [htdocs] internal: wordsmith section about signal trampolines



>Number:         52830
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       [htdocs] internal: wordsmith section about signal trampolines
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 16 23:50:00 +0000 2017
>Originator:     Eitan Adler
>Release:        HEAD
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
Minor wordsmithing of the signal trampoline explanation. Make it easier to follow and avoid abbreviations.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Index: internals/en/chap-processes.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/htdocs/docs/internals/en/chap-processes.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 chap-processes.xml
--- internals/en/chap-processes.xml	16 Nov 2012 02:21:55 -0000	1.4
+++ internals/en/chap-processes.xml	16 Dec 2017 23:48:17 -0000
@@ -1154,12 +1154,13 @@
       <function>sendsig</function> will also add a <type>struct siginfo</type>
       to the stack frame.</para> 
 
-      <para>Last but not least, <function>sendsig</function> may copy
-      a small assembly code involved in signal cleanup, which is called the
-      signal trampoline. This is detailed
-      in the next section. Note that that modern NetBSD native programs
-      do not use that feature anymore: it is only used for older programs,
-      and other OSes emulation.</para>
+    <para>Finally, <function>sendsig</function> may copy
+      a small piece of assembly code (called a "signal trampoline") to
+      perform cleanup after handling the signal.  This is detailed in
+      the next section. Note that modern NetBSD native programs do not
+      use a trampoline anymore: it is only used for older programs,
+      and emulation of other operating systems.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="signal_cleanup">



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