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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex index c836615..4208c2d 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ threads of control sharing their global data space. For synchronization, simple locks (a.k.a. \dfn{mutexes} or \dfn{binary semaphores}) are provided. -The module is optional and supported on SGI and Sun Sparc systems only. +The module is optional and supported on SGI IRIX 4.x and 5.x and Sun +Solaris 2.x systems, as well as on systems that have a PTHREAD +implementation (e.g. KSR). It defines the following constant and functions: @@ -41,6 +43,14 @@ Return a new lock object. Methods of locks are described below. The lock is initially unlocked. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{get_ident}{} +Return the `thread identifier' of the current thread. This is a +nonzero integer. Its value has no direct meaning; it is intended as a +magic cookie to be used e.g. to index a dictionary of thread-specific +data. Thread identifiers may be recycled when a thread exits and +another thread is created. +\end{funcdesc} + Lock objects have the following methods: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(lock method)} |