From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 21:57:17 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: prctl.2: Note that seccomp(2) is preferred over prctl(2) for setting seccomp mode
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prctl.2: Note that seccomp(2) is preferred over prctl(2) for setting seccomp mode

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index b38af67e74..25750ae819 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@ the available system calls.
 The more recent
 .BR seccomp (2)
 system call provides a superset of the functionality of
-.BR PR_SET_SECCOMP .
+.BR PR_SET_SECCOMP ,
+and is the preferred interface for new applications.
 .IP
 The seccomp mode is selected via
 .IR arg2 .