.\" Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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.\" Modified 2004-06-17 by Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
+.\" Modified 2005-04-04 by Marko Kohtala <marko.kohtala@gmail.com>
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.TH EPOLL_CREATE 2 "2004-06-17" "Linux 2.6.7" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
is set appropriately.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
+.B EINVAL
+.I size
+is not positive.
+.TP
+.TP
.B ENFILE
The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached.
.TP
.TP
.B EPOLLERR
Error condition happened on the associated file descriptor.
+.BR epoll_wait (2)
+will always wait for this event; it is not necessary to set it in
+.IR events .
.TP
.B EPOLLHUP
Hang up happened on the associated file descriptor.
+.BR epoll_wait (2)
+will always wait for this event; it is not necessary to set it in
+.IR events .
.TP
.B EPOLLET
Sets the Edge Triggered behaviour for the associated file descriptor.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EBADF
-The
.I epfd
-file descriptor is not a valid file descriptor.
+is not a valid file descriptor.
+.TP
+.B EEXIST
+.I op
+was EPOLL_CTL_ADD, and the supplied file descriptor
+.IR fd
+is already in
+.IR epfd .
.TP
.B EINVAL
-The supplied file descriptor,
-.IR epfd ,
+.IR epfd
is not an
.B epoll
-file descriptor, or the requested operation
+file descriptor,
+or
+.IR fd
+is the same as
+.IR epfd ,
+or the requested operation
.I op
is not supported by this interface.
.TP
+.B ENOENT
+.I op
+was EPOLL_CTL_MOD or EPOLL_CTL_DEL, and
+.IR fd
+is not in
+.IR epfd .
+.TP
.B ENOMEM
There was insufficient memory to handle the requested
.I op
.B EPERM
The target file
.I fd
-is not supported by
+does not support
.BR epoll .
.SH CONFORMING TO
.BR epoll_ctl (2)
expired.
.TP
.B EINVAL
-The supplied file descriptor,
-.IR epfd ,
+.IR epfd
is not an
.B epoll
-file descriptor, or the
+file descriptor, or
.I maxevents
-parameter is less than or equal to zero.
+is less than or equal to zero.
.SH CONFORMING TO
.BR epoll_wait (2)
is a new API introduced in Linux kernel 2.5.44.