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LinuxThreads library.
1998-03-11 00:42  Wolfram Gloger  <wmglo@dent.med.uni-muenchen.de>
	* linuxthreads/manager.c: Enable resetting of the thread
	scheduling policy to SCHED_OTHER when the parent thread
	has a different one.
1998-02-01 13:51  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h: Define
	_POSIX_ASYNCHRONOUS_IO.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Define bits for Unix98 variants of
	mutexes.
	* mutex.c: Implement new mutex types.
	* internals.h: Include <signal.h>.
	* libpthread.map: Add __erno_location and __h_errno_location.
	* errno.c: Return pointer to variable actually in use.  This might
	not be the one in the thread structure.
	* internals.h (struct _pthread_descr_struct): Add new fields p_errnop
	and p_h_errnop.
	* manager.c (__pthread_manager): Set p_errnop and p_h_errnop member
	of manager thread structure.
	(pthread_handle_create): Set p_errnop and p_h_errnop members for new
	thread.
	* pthread.c: Adapt initializer for thread structures.
	(__pthread_initial_thread): Set p_errnop and p_h_errnop member.
	(__pthread_reset_main_thread): Reset p_errnop and p_h_errnop of
	current thread to global variables.
1998-01-31 17:27  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
	* rwlock.c: New file.
	* Makefile (libpthread-routines): Add rwlock.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Define data structures and declare
	functions.
	* libpthread.map: Add new functions.
1997-12-18 13:50  Philip Blundell  <pb@nexus.co.uk>
	* sysdeps/arm/pt-machine.h: New file; add ARM support.
	* sysdeps/arm/Implies: likewise.
	* README: Document it.
1997-12-13  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
	* signals.c: Remove unneeded initializer for sigwaited, saving a
1997-04-11 01:18  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
	* semaphore.c (sem_init): Set sem_spinlock only if available.
1997-12-04 01:48  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
	* mutex.c: Implement PTHREAD_MUTEX_CHECKERROR.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Define PTHREAD_MUTEX_CHECKERROR.
	* Makefile: Update from LinuxThreads 0.7.
	* internals.h. Likewise.
	* manager.c: Likewise.
	* mutex.c: Likewise.
	* pthread.c: Likewise.
	* signals.c: Likewise.
	* specific.c: Likewise.
	* Examples/ex3.c: Likewise.
1997-11-20 18:13  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
	* pthread.c (__pthread_reset_main_thread): Close pipe only if still
	open.
1997-10-29 05:38  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* wrapsyscall.c: Add socket functions which are also cancelation
	points.

1997-10-19 21:40  Wolfram Gloger  <wg@wolfram.dent.med.uni-muenchen.de>

	* specific.c (__libc_internal_tsd_set, __libc_internal_tsd_get):
	New functions for fast thread specific data within libc.

	* internals.h: Add new array p_libc_specific to struct
	_pthread_descr_struct.

	* sysdeps/pthread/bits/libc-lock.h: Declare new functions.

1997-10-13 05:39  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* semaphore.h: Add __BEGIN_DECLS/__END_DECLS.
	Reported by Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>.

1997-08-29 03:05  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* internals.h (struct _pthread_descr_struct): Add definitions for
	two-level specific key handling.
	* manager.c (pthread_handle_create): Initialize specific memory array.
	* specific.c: Implement two-level key handling.
	* weaks.c: Don't provide dummy key handling.
	* sysdeps/pthread/bits/libc-lock.h: Typedef __libc_lock_t (no #define).
	Add definition of __libc_key_t.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/local_lim.h: Define PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX
	as 1024.
	Add definition of _POSIX_THREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS and
	PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS.

	* manager.c (pthread_handle_create): Compare mmap result with
	MAP_FAILED.

	* ptfork.c: Rename to __pthread_atfork and make old name a weak alias.
	* sysdeps/pthread/bits/pthread.h: Add prototype for __pthread_atfork.

1997-08-22 19:04  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>

	sysdeps/sparc -> sysdeps/sparc/sparc32
	sysdeps/sparc64 -> sysdeps/sparc/sparc64

	* internals.h: Change definition of THREAD_SELF to be an expression,
	not a statement that did a return.
	* sysdeps/alpha/pt-machine.h (THREAD_SELF): Update accordingly.
	* sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/pt-machine.h (THREAD_SELF, INIT_THREAD_SELF):
	Follow Solaris and use a "system reserved" register (%g6) to hold
	the thread descriptor.
	* sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/pt-machine.h: Likewise.

1997-08-03 00:09  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* mutex.c: Correct pthread_once.  Patch by Xavier Leroy.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Add prototype for __pthread_once.
	* sysdeps/pthread/bits/pthread.h: Add macros for __libc_once.

	* semaphore.c: Include spinlock.h only when needed.

	* specific.c (__pthread_setsepcific, __pthread_getspecific): Reject
	keys for entries not in use.

	* weaks.c: Implement key handling functions for real.

1997-06-29  01:04  Richard Henderson  <richard@gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	Initial sparc64-linux support:
	* linuxthreads/sysdeps/sparc64/Implies: New file.
	* linuxthreads/sysdeps/sparc64/pt-machine.h: Likewise.

1997-06-29 00:48  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* semaphore.c: Include spinlock.h at correct place.
	Patch by HJ Lu.

1997-06-13 10:06  Richard Henderson  <rth@tamu.edu>

	The Great Bit File Move:
	* sysdeps/alpha/semaphorebits.h: -> .../bits/semaphore.h.
	* sysdeps/powerpc/semaphorebits.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/pthread/cmpxchg/semaphorebits.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/pthread/no-cmpxchg/semaphorebits.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/pthread/libc-lock.h: -> bits/
	* sysdeps/pthread/stdio-lock.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/local_lim.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/posix_opt.h: Likewise.
	* semaphore.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Likewise.

	* lockfile.c: <foo.h> -> <bits/foo.h>.
	* semaphore.h: Likewise.

	* Makefile: (headers): foo.h -> bits/foo.h.
	* sysdeps/pthread/Makefile: Likewise.

1997-04-11 01:18  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

	* semaphore.c (sem_init): Set sem_spinlock only if available.

	* sysdeps/m68k/pt-machine.h (testandset, __compare_and_swap): Fix
	asm constraints.

1997-04-09 03:00  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	Update from LinuxThreads 0.6.

	* attr.c (pthread_attr_getdetachstate): Use __sched_get_priority_max
	and __sched_get_priority_min instead of names without `__'.

	* manager.c: Rewrite large parts to implement opaque pthread_t.

	* cancel.c: Adapt for opaque pthread_t type.
	* condvar.c: Likewise.
	* errno.c: Likewise.
	* join.c: Likewise.
	* mutex.c: Likewise.
	* pthread.c: Likewise.
	* signals.c: Likewise.
	* specific.c: Likewise.
	* restart.h: Likewise.
	* queue.h: Likewise.
	* Examples/ex3.c: Likewise.
	* Examples/ex4.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h: Likewise.

	* pthread.c: Accumulate time for all threads in thread manager.

	* semaphore.c: Implement fallback implementation for architectures
	sometimes missing compare-exchange operations.

	* cancel.c (pthread_cancel): Validate handle argument.
	* join.c (pthread_join): Likewise.
	(pthread_detach): Likewise.
	* signals.c (pthread_kill): Likewise.

	* spinlock.h (acquire): Use __sched_yield not sched_yield.

	* queue.h (enqueue): Enqueue thread according to priority.

	* internals.c (struct pthread_start_args): New struct for passing
	args to cloning function.
	(struct _pthread): Rename to _pthread_descr_struct and adapt for
	opaque pthread_t.

	* Examples/Makefile (clean): Pass -f option to rm.

	* sysdeps/i386/pt-machine.h: Add check for compare-exchange instruction
	and define TEST_FOR_COMPARE_AND_SWAP.
	* sysdeps/i386/i486/pt-machine.h: Removed.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/local_lim.h (PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX): Increase
	to 1024.

1997-04-04 16:38  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* restart.h (suspend): Clear p_signal before suspending.
	(suspend_with_cancellation): Likewise.
	Patch by Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr>.

	* weaks.c: Make __pthread_key_create return 1.
	* sysdeps/pthread/libc-lock.h: Define __libc_key_create,
	__libc_getspecific, __libc_setspecific, and __libc_key_t.
	* sysdeps/pthread/stdio-lock.h: Don't care for implementation not
	using libio.

1997-03-19 15:13  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>

	* sysdeps/sparc/pt-machine (RELEASE): Fix.

1997-03-01 07:55  Geoff Keating  <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>

	* sysdeps/powerpc/Implies: Added.
	* sysdeps/powerpc/pt-machine.h: Added.
	* sysdeps/powerpc/semaphorebits.h: Added.

1997-01-22 01:22  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* linuxtheads/pthread.c (__pthread_initial_thread): Correct
	initializer.
	(__pthread_manager_thread): Likewise.
	Reported by Andreas Jaeger.

1997-01-18 22:15  Richard Henderson  <rth@tamu.edu>

	Since sigset_t no longer fits in a register, we can't pass in the
	thread's initial mask so easily.  Take this opportunity to simplify
	the clone implementation by only accepting a single void* argument.

	* linuxthreads/manager.c (__pthread_manager): Put thread vitals
	in the thread struct instead of as arguments through clone.
	(pthread_start_thread): Look for them there.
	* linuxthreads/internals.h (struct _pthread): Add p_initial_fn,
	p_initial_fn_arg, p_initial_mask.  Fix __pthread_manager proto.
	* linuxthreads/pthread.c (pthread_initialize_manager): Revise
	clone invocation.
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+.TH PTHREAD_SIGNAL 3 LinuxThreads
+
+.XREF pthread_kill
+.XREF sigwait
+
+.SH NAME
+pthread_sigmask, pthread_kill, sigwait \- handling of signals in threads
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+#include <pthread.h>
+.br
+#include <signal.h>
+
+int pthread_sigmask(int how, const sigset_t *newmask, sigset_t *oldmask);
+
+int pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int signo);
+
+int sigwait(const sigset_t *set, int *sig);
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+
+!pthread_sigmask! changes the signal mask for the calling thread as
+described by the |how| and |newmask| arguments. If |oldmask| is not
+!NULL!, the previous signal mask is stored in the location pointed to
+by |oldmask|. 
+
+The meaning of the |how| and |newmask| arguments is the same as for
+!sigprocmask!(2). If |how| is !SIG_SETMASK!, the signal mask is set to
+|newmask|. If |how| is !SIG_BLOCK!, the signals specified to |newmask|
+are added to the current signal mask.  If |how| is !SIG_UNBLOCK!, the
+signals specified to |newmask| are removed from the current signal
+mask.
+
+Recall that signal masks are set on a per-thread basis, but signal
+actions and signal handlers, as set with !sigaction!(2), are shared
+between all threads.
+
+!pthread_kill! send signal number |signo| to the thread
+|thread|. The signal is delivered and handled as described in
+!kill!(2).
+
+!sigwait! suspends the calling thread until one of the signals
+in |set| is delivered to the calling thread. It then stores the number
+of the signal received in the location pointed to by |sig| and
+returns. The signals in |set| must be blocked and not ignored on
+entrance to !sigwait!. If the delivered signal has a signal handler
+function attached, that function is |not| called.
+
+.SH CANCELLATION
+
+!sigwait! is a cancellation point.
+
+.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+
+On success, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-zero error code is returned.
+
+.SH ERRORS
+
+The !pthread_sigmask! function returns the following error codes
+on error:
+.RS
+.TP
+!EINVAL!
+|how| is not one of !SIG_SETMASK!, !SIG_BLOCK!, or !SIG_UNBLOCK!
+
+.TP
+!EFAULT!
+|newmask| or |oldmask| point to invalid addresses
+.RE
+
+The !pthread_kill! function returns the following error codes
+on error:
+.RS
+.TP
+!EINVAL!
+|signo| is not a valid signal number
+
+.TP
+!ESRCH!
+the thread |thread| does not exist (e.g. it has already terminated)
+.RE
+
+The !sigwait! function never returns an error.
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr>
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+!sigprocmask!(2),
+!kill!(2),
+!sigaction!(2),
+!sigsuspend!(2).
+
+.SH NOTES
+
+For !sigwait! to work reliably, the signals being waited for must be
+blocked in all threads, not only in the calling thread, since
+otherwise the POSIX semantics for signal delivery do not guarantee
+that it's the thread doing the !sigwait! that will receive the signal.
+The best way to achieve this is block those signals before any threads
+are created, and never unblock them in the program other than by
+calling !sigwait!.
+
+.SH BUGS
+
+Signal handling in LinuxThreads departs significantly from the POSIX
+standard. According to the standard, ``asynchronous'' (external)
+signals are addressed to the whole process (the collection of all
+threads), which then delivers them to one particular thread. The
+thread that actually receives the signal is any thread that does
+not currently block the signal.
+
+In LinuxThreads, each thread is actually a kernel process with its own
+PID, so external signals are always directed to one particular thread.
+If, for instance, another thread is blocked in !sigwait! on that
+signal, it will not be restarted.
+
+The LinuxThreads implementation of !sigwait! installs dummy signal
+handlers for the signals in |set| for the duration of the wait. Since
+signal handlers are shared between all threads, other threads must not
+attach their own signal handlers to these signals, or alternatively
+they should all block these signals (which is recommended anyway --
+see the Notes section).