Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2015-05-20
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[PATCH] eventfd.2: ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe

From: Zeng Linggang <hidden>
Date: 2015-05-20 10:00:03
Subsystem: the rest · Maintainer: Linus Torvalds

Possibly related (same subject, not in this thread)

After research, We think eventfd() is thread-safe. But, there
is not marking of eventfd() in glibc document.

Signed-off-by: Zeng Linggang <redacted>
---
 man2/eventfd.2 | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man2/eventfd.2 b/man2/eventfd.2
index 01c2d87..6b37e2d 100644
--- a/man2/eventfd.2
+++ b/man2/eventfd.2
@@ -263,6 +263,19 @@ Since version 2.9, the glibc
 wrapper will employ the
 .BR eventfd2 ()
 system call, if it is supported by the kernel.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface	Attribute	Value
+T{
+.BR eventfd ()
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
+.TE
+
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .BR eventfd ()
 and
-- 
1.9.3

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