Documentation update

git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/nuttx/code/trunk@5512 42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3

6 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_ps.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_ps.c
index a6a0590d4..dfe57089e 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_ps.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_ps.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int spawn_proxy(int argc, char *argv[])
  *
  * Description:
  *   The posix_spawn() and posix_spawnp() functions will create a new,
- *   child task, constructed a regular executable file.
+ *   child task, constructed from a regular executable file.
  *
  * Input Parameters:
  *
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ static int spawn_proxy(int argc, char *argv[])
  *       not supported.  NuttX does not support process groups.
  *     - POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM: Set new tasks priority to the sched_param
  *       value.
- *     - POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER: Set the new task's scheduler priority to
+ *     - POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER: Set the new task's scheduler policy to
  *       the sched_policy value.
- *     - POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS: Resetting of effective user ID of the child
+ *     - POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS: Resetting of the effective user ID of the child
  *       process is not supported.  NuttX does not support effective user
  *       IDs.
  *     - POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK: Set the new task's signal mask.
@@ -514,11 +514,12 @@ static int spawn_proxy(int argc, char *argv[])
  *     CONFIG_BINFMT_EXEPATH is defined, then only posix_spawnp() behavior
  *     is supported; otherwise, only posix_spawn behavior is supported.
  *   - The 'envp' argument is not used and the 'environ' variable is not
- *     altered (NuttX does not support the 'environ' variable.
+ *     altered (NuttX does not support the 'environ' variable).
  *   - Process groups are not supported (POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP).
  *   - Effective user IDs are not supported (POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS).
- *   - Signal masks and signal default actions cannot be modified in the
- *     newly executed task (POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF and POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK).
+ *   - Signal default actions cannot be modified in the newly task executed
+ *     because NuttX does not support default signal actions
+ *     (POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF).
  *
  * POSIX Compatibility
  *   - The value of the argv[0] received by the child task is assigned by
diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getschedparam.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getschedparam.c
index 65cec47f1..ed8cb1f70 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getschedparam.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getschedparam.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  *
  * Input Parameters:
  *   attr - The address spawn attributes to be queried.
- *   flags - The location to return the sched_priority value.
+ *   flags - The location to return the spawn-schedparam value.
  *
  * Returned Value:
  *   On success, these functions return 0; on failure they return an error
diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getsigmask.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getsigmask.c
index 3c831075e..dd3495b4d 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getsigmask.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_getsigmask.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *
  * Input Parameters:
  *   attr - The address spawn attributes to be queried.
- *   sigmask  - The location to return the spawn flags
+ *   sigmask  - The location to return the signal mask
  *
  * Returned Value:
  *   On success, these functions return 0; on failure they return an error
diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_setschedparam.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_setschedparam.c
index 8d3356aaf..5e992e8a9 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_setschedparam.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psa_setschedparam.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
  *   by attr.
  *
  * Input Parameters:
- *   attr - The address spawn attributes to be used.
- *   parm - The new sched_priority to set.
+ *   attr  - The address spawn attributes to be used.
+ *   param - The new sched_priority to set.
  *
  * Returned Value:
  *   On success, these functions return 0; on failure they return an error
diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_addopen.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_addopen.c
index bcb201291..385e1cfc3 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_addopen.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_addopen.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
  * Description:
  *   The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen() function adds an open operation
  *   to the list of operations associated with the object referenced by
- *   file_actions, for subsequent use in a call to posix_spawn(2) or
- *   posix_spawnp(2).  The descriptor referred to by fd is opened using
+ *   file_actions, for subsequent use in a call to posix_spawn() or
+ *   posix_spawnp().  The descriptor referred to by fd is opened using
  *   the path, oflag, and mode arguments as if open() had been called on it
  *   prior to the new child process starting execution.  The string path is
  *   copied by the posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen() function during this
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
  *
  * Input Parameters:
  *   file_actions - The posix_spawn_file_actions_t to append the action.
- *   fd - The path to be opened.
- *   path - The first file descriptor to be argument to dup2.
+ *   fd - The file descriptor to be opened.
+ *   path - The path to be opened.
  *   oflags - Open flags
  *   mode - File creation mode
  *
diff --git a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_init.c b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_init.c
index 4e23703ae..5c902125a 100644
--- a/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_init.c
+++ b/nuttx/libc/spawn/lib_psfa_init.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
  *
  * Description:
  *   The posix_spawn_file_actions_init() function initializes the object
- *   referenced by file_actions, to an empty set of file actions for
+ *   referenced by file_actions to an empty set of file actions for
  *   subsequent use in a call to posix_spawn() or posix_spawnp().
  *
  * Input Parameters: