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authorjhb <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2007-02-27 16:32:55 +0000
committerjhb <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2007-02-27 16:32:55 +0000
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In FreeBSD 5.x+, sleep/wakeup operate on threads, not processes.
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@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ runnable.
The
.Fn wakeup_one
function
-does not work reliably if more than one process is sleeping on the same address;
-in this case it is possible for an unrelated process to be woken.
-This process will ignore the wakeup, and the correct process will never be
+does not work reliably if more than one thread is sleeping on the same address;
+in this case it is possible for an unrelated thread to be woken.
+This thread will ignore the wakeup, and the correct process will never be
woken.
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