Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:09:39 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: man pthread Message-ID: <201408111409.39434.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1407272352060.13507@ury.york.ac.uk> References: <CAAfPS01qzjg2LSxmbmzMFZmKYgbARO20nxOOH9LkrQG4iHvbiw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1407272352060.13507@ury.york.ac.uk>
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On Sunday, July 27, 2014 7:00:13 pm Gavin Atkinson wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jul 2014, Malcolm Douglas wrote: > > Sorry, not sure if this is the right way to handle this, but I saw a > > doc error. > > > > The pthread_cond_wait and pthread_cond_timedwait descriptions are > > incorrect in man pthread. > > > > The description is: > > Wait for a condition and lock the specified mutex. > > > > It should be: > > Wait for a condition and unlock the specified mutex. > > The current description is actually correct, but not clear. How about: > > pthread_cond_timedwait() > Unlock the specified mutex, wait no longer than the specified time for > a condition, and then relock the mutex. > > pthread_cond_wait() > Unlock the specified mutex, wait for a condition, and relock the mutex. > > Would that be better? I believe it is, yes. -- John Baldwin
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