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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/time/time.h b/time/time.h
index febd0cb2a8..27e0d8bc36 100644
--- a/time/time.h
+++ b/time/time.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991-1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991-1999,2000,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -317,9 +317,12 @@ extern int dysize (int __year) __THROW  __attribute__ ((__const__));
 
 
 # ifdef __USE_POSIX199309
-/* Pause execution for a number of nanoseconds.  */
+/* Pause execution for a number of nanoseconds.
+
+   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+   __THROW.  */
 extern int nanosleep (__const struct timespec *__requested_time,
-		      struct timespec *__remaining) __THROW;
+		      struct timespec *__remaining);
 
 
 /* Get resolution of clock CLOCK_ID.  */
@@ -333,10 +336,13 @@ extern int clock_settime (clockid_t __clock_id, __const struct timespec *__tp)
      __THROW;
 
 #  ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K
-/* High-resolution sleep with the specified clock.  */
+/* High-resolution sleep with the specified clock.
+
+   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+   __THROW.  */
 extern int clock_nanosleep (clockid_t __clock_id, int __flags,
 			    __const struct timespec *__req,
-			    struct timespec *__rem) __THROW;
+			    struct timespec *__rem);
 
 /* Return clock ID for CPU-time clock.  */
 extern int clock_getcpuclockid (pid_t __pid, clockid_t *__clock_id) __THROW;
@@ -382,8 +388,11 @@ extern int getdate_err;
 /* Parse the given string as a date specification and return a value
    representing the value.  The templates from the file identified by
    the environment variable DATEMSK are used.  In case of an error
-   `getdate_err' is set.  */
-extern struct tm *getdate (__const char *__string) __THROW;
+   `getdate_err' is set.
+
+   This function is a possible cancellation points and therefore not
+   marked with __THROW.  */
+extern struct tm *getdate (__const char *__string);
 # endif
 
 # ifdef __USE_GNU
@@ -391,9 +400,14 @@ extern struct tm *getdate (__const char *__string) __THROW;
    and the static buffer to return the result in, we provide a thread-safe
    variant.  The functionality is the same.  The result is returned in
    the buffer pointed to by RESBUFP and in case of an error the return
-   value is != 0 with the same values as given above for `getdate_err'.  */
+   value is != 0 with the same values as given above for `getdate_err'.
+
+   This function is not part of POSIX and therefore no official
+   cancellation point.  But due to similarity with an POSIX interface
+   or due to the implementation it is a cancellation point and
+   therefore not marked with __THROW.  */
 extern int getdate_r (__const char *__restrict __string,
-		      struct tm *__restrict __resbufp) __THROW;
+		      struct tm *__restrict __resbufp);
 # endif
 
 __END_DECLS