* Fwd: [PATCH 1/1] futex.7: NPTL, avoid abbreviation [not found] ` <1424165125-6278-1-git-send-email-xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> @ 2015-02-17 9:45 ` Heinrich Schuchardt [not found] ` <54E30DC6.3020307-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Heinrich Schuchardt @ 2015-02-17 9:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org >> linux-man Cc: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) The abbreviation NPTL cannot be assumed to be common knowledge of all readers of futex.7. pthread.7 has details about the NPTL pthreads implementation. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> --- man7/futex.7 | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man7/futex.7 b/man7/futex.7 index 87d2997..c3c57f0 100644 --- a/man7/futex.7 +++ b/man7/futex.7 @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ but restricts itself to issues relevant for application and library development. Most programmers will in fact not be using futexes directly but will instead rely on system libraries built on them, -such as the NPTL pthreads implementation. +such as the Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL) (see +.BR pthreads (7)). .PP A futex is identified by a piece of memory which can be shared between processes or threads. -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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* Re: Fwd: [PATCH 1/1] futex.7: NPTL, avoid abbreviation [not found] ` <54E30DC6.3020307-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> @ 2015-02-21 7:56 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) @ 2015-02-21 7:56 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Heinrich Schuchardt, linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org >> linux-man Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w On 02/17/2015 10:45 AM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote: > The abbreviation NPTL cannot be assumed to be common knowledge > of all readers of futex.7. > > pthread.7 has details about the NPTL pthreads implementation. Applied. Thanks, Heinrich. Cheers, Michael > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> > --- > man7/futex.7 | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/man7/futex.7 b/man7/futex.7 > index 87d2997..c3c57f0 100644 > --- a/man7/futex.7 > +++ b/man7/futex.7 > @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ but restricts itself to issues relevant for > application and library development. > Most programmers will in fact not be using futexes directly but will > instead rely on system libraries built on them, > -such as the NPTL pthreads implementation. > +such as the Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL) (see > +.BR pthreads (7)). > .PP > A futex is identified by a piece of memory which can be > shared between processes or threads. > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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