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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libos.tex | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libpopen2.tex | 2 |
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index cf68f60..6674e88 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ streams and also retrieve the return codes is to use the \class{Popen3} and \class{Popen4} classes from the \refmodule{popen2} module; these are only available on \UNIX. -For a discussion of possible dead lock conditions related to the use +For a discussion of possible deadlock conditions related to the use of these functions, see ``\ulink{Flow Control Issues}{popen2-flow-control.html}'' (section~\ref{popen2-flow-control}). diff --git a/Doc/lib/libpopen2.tex b/Doc/lib/libpopen2.tex index 83b85ab..41a7e8e 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libpopen2.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libpopen2.tex @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module equivalents). When reading output from a child process that writes a lot of data to standard error while the parent is reading from the child's standard -out, a dead lock can occur. A similar situation can occur with other +out, a deadlock can occur. A similar situation can occur with other combinations of reads and writes. The essential factors are that more than \constant{_PC_PIPE_BUF} bytes are being written by one process in a blocking fashion, while the other process is reading from the other |