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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-03-08 19:17:28 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-03-08 19:24:48 +0100
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eventfd.2: Note that eventfd info is available in /proc/PID/fdinfo
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man2/eventfd.2 b/man2/eventfd.2
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--- a/man2/eventfd.2
+++ b/man2/eventfd.2
@@ -312,6 +312,15 @@ interface, these mechanisms could not be multiplexed via
.BR poll (2),
or
.BR epoll (7).)
+
+The current value of an eventfd counter can be viewed
+via the entry for the corresponding file descriptor in the process's
+.IR /proc/[pid]/fdinfo
+directory.
+See
+.BR proc (5)
+for further details.
+.\"
.SS C library/kernel differences
There are two underlying Linux system calls:
.BR eventfd ()