[PATCH] getpwent_r.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are/aren't thread-safe

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The markings match glibc markings.
markings of functions in glibc are:
- getpwent_r:  MT-Unsafe race:pwent locale
- fgetpwent_r: MT-Safe

Signed-off-by: Zeng Linggang <zenglg.jy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man3/getpwent_r.3 | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/getpwent_r.3 b/man3/getpwent_r.3
index e3c14de..4733987 100644
--- a/man3/getpwent_r.3
+++ b/man3/getpwent_r.3
@@ -115,6 +115,34 @@ No more entries.
 .B ERANGE
 Insufficient buffer space supplied.
 Try again with larger buffer.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lbw27
+l l l.
+Interface	Attribute	Value
+T{
+.BR getpwent_r ()
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Unsafe race:pwent locale
+T{
+.BR fgetpwent_r ()
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
+.TE
+
+In the above table,
+.I pwent
+in
+.I race:pwent
+signifies that if any of the functions
+.BR setpwent (),
+.BR getpwent (),
+.BR endpwent (),
+or
+.BR getpwent_r ()
+are used in parallel in different threads of a program,
+then data races could occur.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 These functions are GNU extensions, done in a style resembling
 the POSIX version of functions like
-- 
1.9.3

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