From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:13:31 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: perf_event_open.2: wfix
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perf_event_open.2: wfix

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index 802c9834a6..95f3286219 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ so that addresses can be mapped back to the original code.
 The
 .I comm
 bit enables tracking of process command name as modified by the
-.BR exec (2)
+.BR execve (2)
 and
 .BR prctl (PR_SET_NAME)
 system calls as well as writing to
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ flag is also successfully set (possible since Linux 3.16),
 then the misc flag
 .B PERF_RECORD_MISC_COMM_EXEC
 can be used to differentiate the
-.BR exec (2)
+.BR execve (2)
 case from the others.
 .TP
 .I freq
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ field is set.
 .I enable_on_exec
 If this bit is set, a counter is automatically
 enabled after a call to
-.BR exec (2).
+.BR execve (2).
 .TP
 .I task
 If this bit is set, then
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ flag will be set in the
 .I misc
 field of a comm record header if the rename event being
 reported was caused by a call to
-.BR exec (2).
+.BR execve (2).
 This allows tools to distinguish between the various
 types of process renaming.
 .TP
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ This is set for a
 .B PERF_RECORD_COMM
 record on kernels more recent than Linux 3.16
 if a process name change was caused by an
-.BR exec (2)
+.BR execve (2)
 system call.
 .TP
 .BR PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT " (since Linux 4.3)"