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From: Rusty Russell <rusty-8n+1lVoiYb80n/F98K4Iww@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Revised futex(2) man page for review
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:18:41 +1030
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"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
> When executing a futex operation that requests to block a thread,
> the kernel will only block if the futex word has the value that the
> calling thread supplied as expected value.
> The load from the futex word, the comparison with
> the expected value,
> and the actual blocking will happen atomically and totally
> ordered with respect to concurrently executing futex operations
> on the same futex word,
> such as operations that wake threads blocked on this futex word.
> Thus, the futex word is used to connect the synchronization in user spac

Missing 'e' in "space".

> .\" FIXME Please confirm that the following is correct:
> No guarantee is provided about which waiters are awoken
> (e.g., a waiter with a higher scheduling priority is not guaranteed
> to be awoken in preference to a waiter with a lower priority).

This is true.

I didn't read the rest, as that stuff was all written by others.
Documenting them is pretty heroic; good job!

Thanks,
Rusty.
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