Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:21:18 -0800 From: David Schultz <dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU> To: D J Hawkey Jr <hawkeyd@visi.com> Cc: agapon@excite.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multi-threaded or async Mozilla (NSPR, really) Message-ID: <20030103222118.GB12586@HAL9000.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <200212310200.gBV205G03285@sheol.localdomain> References: <20021222131200.J6771-100000_edge.foundation.invalid@ns.sol.net> <200212310200.gBV205G03285@sheol.localdomain>
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Thus spake D J Hawkey Jr <hawkeyd@visi.com>: > Is there an appreciable difference between "re-entrant" and "thread-safe"? ``Thread-safe'' just means that multiple threads can call the routine without something blowing up due to a race. ``Reentrant'' means that the routine is thread-safe, AND that multiple calls to it may proceed at the same time. That is, there isn't a big lock protecting the entire routine. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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