Re: [PATCH 1/1] futex.7: SEE ALSO

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 02/16/2015 04:42 PM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> futex.7 is meant as overview of the usage of futexes. It should
> point to the related man-pages.
> 
> pthreads are the main usage of futexes, refer to pthread.7.
> Implementation of robust futexes requires knowledge of set_robust_list.2
> and get_robust_list.2.
> It is noworthy that a closing thread can wake up a futex. Hence mention
> clone.2 and set_tid_address.2.

Thanks, Heinrich. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man7/futex.7 | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man7/futex.7 b/man7/futex.7
> index 2be1511..87d2997 100644
> --- a/man7/futex.7
> +++ b/man7/futex.7
> @@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ primitives; it is by no means the only one.
>  .\" Rusty Russell (IBM Linux Technology Center).
>  .\" This page written by bert hubert.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
> -.BR futex (2)
> +.BR clone (2),
> +.BR futex (2),
> +.BR get_robust_list (2),
> +.BR set_robust_list (2),
> +.BR set_tid_address (2),
> +.BR pthreads (7)
>  
>  .IR "Fuss, Futexes and Furwocks: Fast Userlevel Locking in Linux"
>  (proceedings of the Ottawa Linux Symposium 2002),
> 


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