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doc: balance C indirections in function prototypes
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                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_print</function></funcdef>
                                 <paramdef>int <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_print</function></funcdef>
                                 <paramdef>int <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
-                                <paramdef>const char<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
+                                <paramdef>const char *<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
                                 <paramdef>...</paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_printv</function></funcdef>
                                 <paramdef>int <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
                                 <paramdef>...</paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_printv</function></funcdef>
                                 <paramdef>int <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
-                                <paramdef>const char<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
+                                <paramdef>const char *<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
                                 <paramdef>va_list <parameter>ap</parameter></paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_send</function></funcdef>
                                 <paramdef>va_list <parameter>ap</parameter></paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_send</function></funcdef>
-                                <paramdef>const char<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
+                                <paramdef>const char *<parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
                                 <paramdef>...</paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                                 <paramdef>...</paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_perror</function></funcdef>
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_journal_perror</function></funcdef>
-                                <paramdef>const char<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
+                                <paramdef>const char *<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                 </funcsynopsis>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                 </funcsynopsis>
                 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>
 
                 readable representation of the current error code
                 stored in
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>errno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
                 readable representation of the current error code
                 stored in
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>errno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
-                the message string is passed as <constant>NULL</constant> or empty string
+                the message string is passed as <constant>NULL</constant> or empty string,
                 only the error string representation will be written,
                 prefixed with nothing. An additional journal field
                 ERRNO= is included in the entry containing the numeric
                 only the error string representation will be written,
                 prefixed with nothing. An additional journal field
                 ERRNO= is included in the entry containing the numeric
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid(
                 <para>Note that these calls implicitly add fields for
                 the source file, function name and code line where
                 invoked. This is implemented with macros. If this is
                 <para>Note that these calls implicitly add fields for
                 the source file, function name and code line where
                 invoked. This is implemented with macros. If this is
-                not desired it can be turned off by defining
+                not desired, it can be turned off by defining
                 SD_JOURNAL_SUPPRESS_LOCATION before including
                 <filename>sd-journal.h</filename>.</para>
 
                 SD_JOURNAL_SUPPRESS_LOCATION before including
                 <filename>sd-journal.h</filename>.</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>
 
@@ -227,9 +240,9 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid(
                 <function>sd_journal_printv()</function>,
                 <function>sd_journal_send()</function> and
                 <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> interfaces
                 <function>sd_journal_printv()</function>,
                 <function>sd_journal_send()</function> and
                 <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> interfaces
-                are available as shared library, which can be compiled
+                are available as shared library, which can be compiled
                 and linked to with the
                 and linked to with the
-                <constant>libsystemd-journal</constant> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                <constant>libsystemd</constant> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 file.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 file.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
@@ -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>