epoll_ctl.2: EPOLLERR is also set on write end of a pipe when the read end is closed

Reported-by: Nicolas Biscos <nicolas.biscos+man7@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

diff --git a/man2/epoll_ctl.2 b/man2/epoll_ctl.2
index 265a253b525496654d72fb7e812799d3661f28ad..1685670fe34ccea1c237b697ca0cb34d6a9603c8 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/epoll_ctl.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_ctl.2
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ operations.
 .TP
 .B EPOLLERR
 Error condition happened on the associated file descriptor.
+This event is also reported for the write end of a pipe when the read end
+has been closed.
 .BR epoll_wait (2)
 will always wait for this event; it is not necessary to set it in
 .IR events .