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authorarchie <archie@FreeBSD.org>2002-10-08 22:42:42 +0000
committerarchie <archie@FreeBSD.org>2002-10-08 22:42:42 +0000
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Add note that there is a kernel-imposed limit on the number of threads
in a KSE group that may be simultaneously blocked in the kernel.
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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/kse.2 b/lib/libc/sys/kse.2
index 0b1ebbe..00b4368 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/kse.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/kse.2
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ it is added to the KSE group's list of
threads.
This list is presented to the user code at the next upcall as a linked list
of thread mailboxes.
+.Pp
+There is a kernel-imposed limit on the number of threads in a KSE group
+that may be simultaneously blocked in the kernel (this number is not
+currently visible to the user).
+When this limit is reached, upcalls are blocked and no work is performed
+for the KSE group until one of the threads completes (or a signal is
+received).
.\"
.Ss Managing KSEs
.\"
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