The .Fn function

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man9/malloc.9 b/share/man/man9/malloc.9
index 5626529319dd..ad5ccc4ec384 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/malloc.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/malloc.9
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ function allocates uninitialized memory in kernel address space for an
 object whose size is specified by
 .Fa size .
 .Pp
+The
 .Fn free
-releases memory at address
+function releases memory at address
 .Fa addr
 that was previously allocated by
 .Fn malloc
@@ -156,11 +157,12 @@ rather than block.
 Note that
 .Dv M_NOWAIT
 is required when running in an interrupt context.
+The
 .Fn malloc ,
 .Fn realloc ,
 and
 .Fn reallocf
-can only return
+functions can only return
 .Dv NULL
 if
 .Dv M_NOWAIT
@@ -205,12 +207,13 @@ MALLOC(buf, struct foo_buf *, sizeof *buf, M_FOOBUF, M_NOWAIT);
 
 .Ed
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
 .Fn malloc ,
 .Fn realloc ,
 and
 .Fn reallocf
-return a kernel virtual address that is suitably aligned for storage of
-any type of object, or
+functions return a kernel virtual address that is suitably aligned for
+storage of any type of object, or
 .Dv NULL
 if the request could not be satisfied (implying that
 .Dv M_NOWAIT
diff --git a/share/man/man9/namei.9 b/share/man/man9/namei.9
index 6046458d75fb..7cb5d067ba35 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/namei.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/namei.9
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
 .Ft void
 .Fn NDFREE "struct nameidata *ndp" "u_int operflags"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
 .Fn namei
-is used to get from a pathname to a vnode for the object.
+function is used to get from a pathname to a vnode for the object.
 This is a necessity to start doing VFS operations.  The vnode
 returned will have its reference count increased; when you're through
 with it, you have to release it using either
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ It takes the following arguments:
 .Pp
 .Bl -tag -width nameidatap
 .It Ar nameidatap
-pointer to the struct nameidata to initialize
+Pointer to the struct nameidata to initialize.
 .It Ar operation
 The operation to have
 .Fn namei
@@ -89,15 +90,16 @@ Segment indicator.  This tells if the name of the object is in
 userspace (UIO_USERSPACE) or in the kernel address space (UIO_SYSSPACE).
 .It Ar path
 Pointer to pathname buffer (the file or directory name that will be
-looked up)
+looked up).
 .It Ar td
 Which thread context to use for the
 .Fn namei
 locks.
 .El
 .Sh NAMEI OPERATION FLAGS
+The
 .Fn namei
-takes the following set of 'operation flags' that influence
+function takes the following set of 'operation flags' that influence
 how it operates:
 .Bl -tag -width WANTPARENT
 .It Dv LOCKLEAF
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ for whatever the link points at, instead for the link itself).
 Do not call
 .Fn vfs_object_create
 for the returned vnode even if it is
-just a VREG and we're able to (ie, it is locked).
+just a VREG and we're able to (i.e., it is locked).
 .It Dv NOFOLLOW
 Do not follow symbolic links (pseudo).
 This flag is not looked for by the actual code, which looks for