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diff --git a/doc/libffi.info b/doc/libffi.info
index f92aae6..402f760 100644
--- a/doc/libffi.info
+++ b/doc/libffi.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-This is /home/green/libffi/doc/libffi.info, produced by makeinfo
-version 4.13 from /home/green/libffi/doc/libffi.texi.
+This is ../libffi/doc/libffi.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.13
+from ../libffi/doc/libffi.texi.
 
 This manual is for Libffi, a portable foreign-function interface
 library.
 
-   Copyright (C) 2008, 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2008, 2010, 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
 
      Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
      document under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ libffi
 This manual is for Libffi, a portable foreign-function interface
 library.
 
-   Copyright (C) 2008, 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2008, 2010, 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
 
      Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
      document under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ To prepare a call interface object, use the function `ffi_prep_cif'.
      want.  *note Multiple ABIs:: for more information.
 
      NARGS is the number of arguments that this function accepts.
-     `libffi' does not yet handle varargs functions; see *note Missing
-     Features:: for more information.
 
      RTYPE is a pointer to an `ffi_type' structure that describes the
      return type of the function.  *Note Types::.
@@ -129,6 +127,30 @@ To prepare a call interface object, use the function `ffi_prep_cif'.
      properly; `FFI_BAD_TYPEDEF' if one of the `ffi_type' objects is
      incorrect; or `FFI_BAD_ABI' if the ABI parameter is invalid.
 
+   If the function being called is variadic (varargs) then
+`ffi_prep_cif_var' must be used instead of `ffi_prep_cif'.
+
+ -- Function: ffi_status ffi_prep_cif_var (ffi_cif *CIF, ffi_abi
+          varabi, unsigned int NFIXEDARGS, unsigned int varntotalargs,
+          ffi_type *RTYPE, ffi_type **ARGTYPES)
+     This initializes CIF according to the given parameters for a call
+     to a variadic function.  In general it's operation is the same as
+     for `ffi_prep_cif' except that:
+
+     NFIXEDARGS is the number of fixed arguments, prior to any variadic
+     arguments.  It must be greater than zero.
+
+     NTOTALARGS the total number of arguments, including variadic and
+     fixed arguments.
+
+     Note that, different cif's must be prepped for calls to the same
+     function when different numbers of arguments are passed.
+
+     Also note that a call to `ffi_prep_cif_var' with
+     NFIXEDARGS=NOTOTALARGS is NOT equivalent to a call to
+     `ffi_prep_cif'.
+
+
    To call a function using an initialized `ffi_cif', use the
 `ffi_call' function:
 
@@ -147,7 +169,9 @@ To prepare a call interface object, use the function `ffi_prep_cif'.
      AVALUES is a vector of `void *' pointers that point to the memory
      locations holding the argument values for a call.  If CIF declares
      that the function has no arguments (i.e., NARGS was 0), then
-     AVALUES is ignored.
+     AVALUES is ignored.  Note that argument values may be modified by
+     the callee (for instance, structs passed by value); the burden of
+     copying pass-by-value arguments is placed on the caller.
 
 
 File: libffi.info,  Node: Simple Example,  Next: Types,  Prev: The Basics,  Up: Using libffi
@@ -509,9 +533,7 @@ File: libffi.info,  Node: Missing Features,  Next: Index,  Prev: Using libffi,
 `libffi' is missing a few features.  We welcome patches to add support
 for these.
 
-   * There is no support for calling varargs functions.  This may work
-     on some platforms, depending on how the ABI is defined, but it is
-     not reliable.
+   * Variadic closures.
 
    * There is no support for bit fields in structures.
 
@@ -519,6 +541,9 @@ for these.
 
    * The "raw" API is undocumented.
 
+   Note that variadic support is very new and tested on a relatively
+small number of platforms.
+
 
 File: libffi.info,  Node: Index,  Prev: Missing Features,  Up: Top
 
@@ -536,11 +561,12 @@ Index
 * closure API:                           The Closure API.      (line 13)
 * closures:                              The Closure API.      (line 13)
 * FFI:                                   Introduction.         (line 31)
-* ffi_call:                              The Basics.           (line 41)
+* ffi_call:                              The Basics.           (line 63)
 * ffi_closure_alloc:                     The Closure API.      (line 19)
 * ffi_closure_free:                      The Closure API.      (line 26)
 * FFI_CLOSURES:                          The Closure API.      (line 13)
 * ffi_prep_cif:                          The Basics.           (line 16)
+* ffi_prep_cif_var:                      The Basics.           (line 39)
 * ffi_prep_closure_loc:                  The Closure API.      (line 34)
 * ffi_status <1>:                        The Closure API.      (line 37)
 * ffi_status:                            The Basics.           (line 18)
@@ -568,24 +594,24 @@ Index
 * ffi_type_void:                         Primitive Types.      (line 10)
 * Foreign Function Interface:            Introduction.         (line 31)
 * void <1>:                              The Closure API.      (line 20)
-* void:                                  The Basics.           (line 43)
+* void:                                  The Basics.           (line 65)
 
 
 
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-Node: Structures9325
-Node: Type Example10185
-Node: Multiple ABIs11408
-Node: The Closure API11779
-Node: Closure Example14723
-Node: Missing Features16282
-Node: Index16775
+Node: Top712
+Node: Introduction1460
+Node: Using libffi3096
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+Node: Types8251
+Node: Primitive Types8534
+Node: Structures10354
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