@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@
pivot_root \- change the root mount
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
-.BI "int pivot_root(const char *" new_root ", const char *" put_old );
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" " /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
+.PP
+.BI "int syscall(SYS_pivot_root, const char *" new_root \
+", const char *" put_old );
.fi
.PP
.IR Note :
-There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
+glibc provides no wrapper for
+.BR pivot_root (),
+necessitating the use of
+.BR syscall (2).
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR pivot_root ()
changes the root mount in the mount namespace of the calling process.
@@ -168,9 +175,6 @@ was introduced in Linux 2.3.41.
.BR pivot_root ()
is Linux-specific and hence is not portable.
.SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
-.BR syscall (2).
-.PP
A command-line interface for this system call is provided by
.BR pivot_root (8).
.PP