From 2630da81ce77558ee30a90a3d8570df2eb5c7233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Neukirchen Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:02:12 +0200 Subject: README.md: clarify what happens when gettimeofday runs backward --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3028870..79efb08 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ too.): - `$NQDIR` (respectively `.`) is writable. - `flock(2)` works in `$NQDIR` (respectively `.`). - `gettimeofday` behaves monotonic (using `CLOCK_MONOTONIC` would - create confusing file names). + create confusing file names). Else job order can be confused and + multiple tasks can run at once due to race conditions. - No other programs put files matching `,*` into `$NQDIR` (respectively `.`). ## nq helpers -- cgit 1.4.1