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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi b/doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi
index 926f57d70..6fc49f753 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi
@@ -2,17 +2,25 @@
 @section @code{mkfifo}
 @findex mkfifo
 
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mkfifo.html}
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mkfifo.html}
 
-Gnulib module: ---
+Gnulib module: mkfifo
 
 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+This function mishandles trailing slash on some platforms:
+FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9.
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement
+always fails with @code{ENOSYS}:
+mingw, MSVC 9.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
-This function is missing on some platforms:
-mingw.
+If the argument exists and is a directory, this function fails with
+@code{EISDIR} instead of the correct @code{EEXIST}:
+HP-UX 11.11.
 @end itemize