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	diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.3
	--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.3
	+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.3
	@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	.\"
	-.Dd April 19, 2023
	+.Dd October 27, 2024
	.Dt QSORT 3
	.Os
	.Sh NAME
	@@ -333,16 +333,21 @@
	.Sh COMPATIBILITY
	The order of arguments for the comparison function used with
	.Fn qsort_r
	-is different from the one used by
	-.Fn qsort_s ,
	+is historically different from the one used by
	+.Fn qsort_s
	and the GNU libc implementation of
	.Fn qsort_r .
	-When porting software written for GNU libc, it is usually possible
	-to replace
	+However, as of
	+.Fx 14.0 ,
	+the
	.Fn qsort_r
	-with
	-.Fn qsort_s
	-to work around this problem.
	+has been updated so that the
	+.Fa thunk
	+parameter appears last to match
	+.St -p1003.1-2024 .
	+Both the historical and the updated interfaces are now accepted
	+via C11 generic selection and C++ polymorphism,
	+but the updated interface is recommended for portable applications.
	.Pp
	.Fn qsort_s
	is part of the
	@@ -426,11 +431,15 @@
	.Sh STANDARDS
	The
	.Fn qsort
	-function
	-conforms to
	+function conforms to
	.St -isoC .
	+The
	+.Fn qsort_r
	+function conforms to
	+.St -p1003.1-2024 .
	+The
	.Fn qsort_s
	-conforms to
	+function conforms to
	.St -isoC-2011
	K.3.6.3.2.
	.Sh HISTORY
	@@ -442,4 +451,5 @@
	.Fx 14.0 ,
	the prototype of
	.Fn qsort_r
	-was updated to match POSIX.
	+was updated to match
	+.St -p1003.1-2024 .