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Diffstat (limited to 'glib/gthread-posix.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | glib/gthread-posix.c | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/glib/gthread-posix.c b/glib/gthread-posix.c index 1e2fdb59a..8b8561639 100644 --- a/glib/gthread-posix.c +++ b/glib/gthread-posix.c @@ -587,8 +587,10 @@ g_rw_lock_writer_unlock (GRWLock *rw_lock) * @rw_lock: a #GRWLock * * Obtain a read lock on @rw_lock. If another thread currently holds - * the write lock on @rw_lock or blocks waiting for it, the current - * thread will block. Read locks can be taken recursively. + * the write lock on @rw_lock, the current thread will block. If another thread + * does not hold the write lock, but is waiting for it, it is implementation + * defined whether the reader or writer will block. Read locks can be taken + * recursively. * * It is implementation-defined how many threads are allowed to * hold read locks on the same lock simultaneously. If the limit is hit, |