Re: [PATCH 10/32] futex.2: Document FUTEX_LOCK_PI2

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On 7/29/21 12:18 PM, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On 7/28/21 10:19 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
>> From: Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> FUTEX_LOCK_PI2 is a new futex operation which was recently introduced into the
>> Linux kernel. It works exactly like FUTEX_LOCK_PI. However, it has support for
>> selectable clocks for timeouts. By default CLOCK_MONOTONIC is used. If
>> FUTEX_CLOCK_REALTIME is specified then the timeout is measured against
>> CLOCK_REALTIME.
>>
>> This new operation addresses an inconsistency in the futex interface:
>> FUTEX_LOCK_PI only works with timeouts based on CLOCK_REALTIME in contrast to
>> all the other PI operations.
>>
>> Document the FUTEX_LOCK_PI2 command.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Please drop this one.  I just found a small typo, and will add a 
> Reviewed-by line received today.
Dropped.

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