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diff --git a/lib/libthr/libthr.3 b/lib/libthr/libthr.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..696da17 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libthr/libthr.3 @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2005 Robert N. M. Watson +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd October 19, 2007 +.Dt LIBTHR 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm libthr +.Nd "1:1 POSIX threads library" +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libthr +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In pthread.h +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +library provides a 1:1 implementation of the +.Xr pthread 3 +library interfaces for application threading. +It +has been optimized for use by applications expecting system scope thread +semantics, and can provide significant performance improvements +compared to +.Lb libkse . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr pthread 3 +.Sh AUTHORS +.An -nosplit +The +.Nm +library +was originally created by +.An "Jeff Roberson" Aq jeff@FreeBSD.org , +and enhanced by +.An "Jonathan Mini" Aq mini@FreeBSD.org +and +.An "Mike Makonnen" Aq mtm@FreeBSD.org . +It has been substantially rewritten and optimized by +.An "David Xu" Aq davidxu@FreeBSD.org . |