Re: [PATCH] pthread_atfork.3: Remove a confusing reference to the current thread

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* Arjun Shankar:

> The reference to "this thread" in the DESCRIPTION of pthread_atfork(3)
> could be incorrectly interpreted to mean that only handlers registered
> by the thread calling fork(2) are executed.  Therefore, remove the
> reference.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arjun Shankar <arjun@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man3/pthread_atfork.3 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/man3/pthread_atfork.3 b/man3/pthread_atfork.3
> index b727cb48e..db5e210d4 100644
> --- a/man3/pthread_atfork.3
> +++ b/man3/pthread_atfork.3
> @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The
>  .BR pthread_atfork ()
>  function registers fork handlers that are to be executed when
>  .BR fork (2)
> -is called by this thread.
> +is called.
>  The handlers are executed in the context of the thread that calls
>  .BR fork (2).
>  .PP

I suspect the intent was to indicate that the handlers are called on the
thread calling fork, but that's probably clear enough from the context?

Thanks,
Florian




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