[PATCH] exit.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is not thread-safe

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The function exit() is not thread safe.

Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man3/exit.3 | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/exit.3 b/man3/exit.3
index 51163e4..5e607b1 100644
--- a/man3/exit.3
+++ b/man3/exit.3
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ termination, respectively.
 The
 .BR exit ()
 function does not return.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
+The
+.BR exit ()
+uses a global variable that is not protected, so it is not thread-safe.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001, C89, C99.
 .SH NOTES
-- 
1.8.1.4

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