From 921879abc2bd233d4ce337b3976ff81c7bd017b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:59:18 +0000 Subject: [Bug #1209880] Describe only the True/False return values from lock.acquire() --- Doc/lib/libthread.tex | 4 ++-- Doc/lib/libthreading.tex | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex index 052867f..4914948d 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex @@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ Lock objects have the following methods: Without the optional argument, this method acquires the lock unconditionally, if necessary waiting until it is released by another thread (only one thread at a time can acquire a lock --- that's their -reason for existence), and returns \code{None}. If the integer +reason for existence). If the integer \var{waitflag} argument is present, the action depends on its value: if it is zero, the lock is only acquired if it can be acquired immediately without waiting, while if it is nonzero, the lock is -acquired unconditionally as before. If an argument is present, the +acquired unconditionally as before. The return value is \code{True} if the lock is acquired successfully, \code{False} if not. \end{methoddesc} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libthreading.tex b/Doc/lib/libthreading.tex index 5b50a22..3526974 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libthreading.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libthreading.tex @@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ All methods are executed atomically. Acquire a lock, blocking or non-blocking. When invoked without arguments, block until the lock is -unlocked, then set it to locked, and return. There is no -return value in this case. +unlocked, then set it to locked, and return true. When invoked with the \var{blocking} argument set to true, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and return true. -- cgit v0.12