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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_poll.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_poll.3 index 9fc72c55d..bde80447a 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_poll.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_poll.3 @@ -48,10 +48,16 @@ total number of file descriptors on which interesting events occurred. This number can include both libcurl internal descriptors as well as descriptors provided in \fIextra_fds\fP. +The \fIcurl_multi_wakeup(3)\fP function can be used from another thread to +wake up this function and return faster. This is one of the details +that makes this function different than \fIcurl_multi_wait(3)\fP which cannot +be woken up this way. + If no extra file descriptors are provided and libcurl has no file descriptor to offer to wait for, this function will instead wait during \fItimeout_ms\fP milliseconds (or shorter if an internal timer indicates so). This is the -detail that makes this function different than \fIcurl_multi_wait(3)\fP. +other detail that makes this function different than +\fIcurl_multi_wait(3)\fP. This function is encouraged to be used instead of select(3) when using the multi interface to allow applications to easier circumvent the common problem @@ -107,4 +113,5 @@ CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code. See .SH AVAILABILITY This function was added in libcurl 7.66.0. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR curl_multi_fdset "(3), " curl_multi_perform "(3), " curl_multi_wait "(3)" +.BR curl_multi_fdset "(3), " curl_multi_perform "(3), " +.BR curl_multi_wait "(3), " curl_multi_wakeup "(3)" |