[PATCH] random.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe

[PATCH] random.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe

[penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A]

The functions random(), srandom(), initstate() and setstate()
are thread safe.

Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
---
 man3/random.3 | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man3/random.3 b/man3/random.3
index e1a8e17..dc6fa9f 100644
--- a/man3/random.3
+++ b/man3/random.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" Modified Sat Jul 24 18:13:39 1993 by Rik Faith (faith-+5Oa3zvhR2o3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org)
 .\" Modified Sun Aug 20 21:47:07 2000, aeb
 .\"
-.TH RANDOM 3  2013-04-19 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH RANDOM 3  2014-03-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 random, srandom, initstate, setstate \- random number generator
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ was NULL.
 .B EINVAL
 A state array of less than 8 bytes was specified to
 .BR initstate ().
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
+The
+.BR random (),
+.BR srandom (),
+.BR initstate (),
+and
+.BR setstate ()
+functions are thread-safe.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
 .SH NOTES
-- 
1.8.5.3
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Re: [PATCH] random.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Thanks, Haitao! Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


On 03/25/2014 07:49 AM, penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org wrote:
> The functions random(), srandom(), initstate() and setstate()
> are thread safe.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man3/random.3 | 11 ++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/random.3 b/man3/random.3
> index e1a8e17..dc6fa9f 100644
> --- a/man3/random.3
> +++ b/man3/random.3
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
>  .\" Modified Sat Jul 24 18:13:39 1993 by Rik Faith (faith-+5Oa3zvhR2o3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org)
>  .\" Modified Sun Aug 20 21:47:07 2000, aeb
>  .\"
> -.TH RANDOM 3  2013-04-19 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH RANDOM 3  2014-03-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .SH NAME
>  random, srandom, initstate, setstate \- random number generator
>  .SH SYNOPSIS
> @@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ was NULL.
>  .B EINVAL
>  A state array of less than 8 bytes was specified to
>  .BR initstate ().
> +.SH ATTRIBUTES
> +.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
> +The
> +.BR random (),
> +.BR srandom (),
> +.BR initstate (),
> +and
> +.BR setstate ()
> +functions are thread-safe.
>  .SH CONFORMING TO
>  4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
>  .SH NOTES
> 


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