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                 for details) instead of the format string. Each
                 structure should reference one field of the entry to
                 submit. The second argument specifies the number of
                 for details) instead of the format string. Each
                 structure should reference one field of the entry to
                 submit. The second argument specifies the number of
-                structures in the
-                array. <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is
+                structures in the array.
+                <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is
                 particularly useful to submit binary objects to the
                 journal where that is necessary.</para>
 
                 particularly useful to submit binary objects to the
                 journal where that is necessary.</para>
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid(
                 be guaranteed. Using
                 <function>sd_journal_print()</function> has the
                 benefit of logging source code line, filenames, and
                 be guaranteed. Using
                 <function>sd_journal_print()</function> has the
                 benefit of logging source code line, filenames, and
-                functions as meta data along all entries, and
+                functions as metadata along all entries, and
                 guaranteeing chronological ordering with structured
                 log entries that are generated via
                 <function>sd_journal_send()</function>. Using
                 guaranteeing chronological ordering with structured
                 log entries that are generated via
                 <function>sd_journal_send()</function>. Using
@@ -220,6 +220,19 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid(
                 variable itself is not altered.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 variable itself is not altered.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Async signal safety</title>
+                <para><function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is "async signal
+                safe" in the meaning of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para><function>sd_journal_print</function>,
+                <function>sd_journal_printv</function>,
+                <function>sd_journal_send</function>, and
+                <function>sd_journal_perror</function> are
+                not async signal safe.</para>
+        </refsect1>
+
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Notes</title>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Notes</title>
 
@@ -243,7 +256,9 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid(
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>perror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>errno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>perror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>errno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 </para>
         </refsect1>