--- man2/futex.2 | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2 index 7144bf1..8c6c023 100644 --- a/man2/futex.2 +++ b/man2/futex.2 @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ on the same futex word. .\" Totally ordered with respect futex operations refers to semantics .\" of the ACQUIRE/RELEASE operations and how they impact ordering of .\" memory reads and writes. The kernel futex operations are protected -.\" by spinlocks, which ensure that that all operations are serialized +.\" by spinlocks, which ensure that all operations are serialized .\" with respect to one another. .\" .\" This is a lot to attempt to define in this document. Perhaps a @@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ wait operation. This .BR futex () operation will block if and only if the lock is still acquired -(i.e., the value in the futex word still matches the "acquiired state"). +(i.e., the value in the futex word still matches the "acquired state"). When releasing the lock, a thread has to first reset the lock state to not acquired and then execute a futex operation that wakes threads blocked on the lock flag used as a futex word -(this can be be further optimized to avoid unnecessary wake-ups). +(this can be further optimized to avoid unnecessary wake-ups). See .BR futex (7) for more detail on how to use futexes. -- 2.6.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
