prctl.2: Minor fixes to Keno's patch

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 4e037e476241078b7541eb86e82f52d10b966d86..97cf21a4c55811c81a551289bbd1cbb810eb9cc9 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ However, it is reset to the current value contained in the file
 in the following circumstances:
 .\" See kernel/cred.c::commit_creds() (Linux 3.18 sources)
 .RS
-.IP * 4
+.IP * 3
 The process's effective user or group ID is changed.
 .IP *
 The process's filesystem user or group ID is changed (see
@@ -224,15 +224,16 @@ The process's filesystem user or group ID is changed (see
 .IP *
 The process executes
 .RB ( execve (2))
-a set-user-ID or set-group-ID program, resuling in a change
-of either effective user or group id.
+a set-user-ID or set-group-ID program, resulting in a change
+of either the effective user ID or the effective group ID.
 .IP *
 The process executes
 .RB ( execve (2))
 a program that has file capabilities (see
 .BR capabilities (7)),
+.\" See kernel/cred.c::commit_creds()
 but only if the permitted capabilities
-gained exceed those already permitted for the current process.
+gained exceed those already permitted for the process.
 .\" Also certain namespace operations;
 .RE
 .IP