*** empty log message ***

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 061bb39..8bb910d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ev_epoll.c])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libev,3.8) dnl also update ev.h!
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libev,3.9) dnl also update ev.h!
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
diff --git a/ev.h b/ev.h
index 8e67692..c7c44ff 100644
--- a/ev.h
+++ b/ev.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct ev_loop;
 #endif
 
 #define EV_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define EV_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define EV_VERSION_MINOR 9
 
 #ifndef EV_CB_DECLARE
 # define EV_CB_DECLARE(type) void (*cb)(EV_P_ struct type *w, int revents);
diff --git a/ev.pod b/ev.pod
index ea09df2..0fe8881 100644
--- a/ev.pod
+++ b/ev.pod
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ otherwise each loop using C<ev_stat> watchers consumes one inotify handle.
 
 When this flag is specified, then libev will attempt to use the
 I<signalfd> API for it's C<ev_signal> (and C<ev_child>) watchers. This API
-delivers signals synchronously, which makes is both faster and might make
-it possible to get the queued signal data.
+delivers signals synchronously, which makes it both faster and might make
+it possible to get the queued signal data. It can also simplify signal
+handling with threads, as long as you properly block signals in your
+threads that are not interested in handling them.
 
 Signalfd will not be used by default as this changes your signal mask, and
 there are a lot of shoddy libraries and programs (glib's threadpool for
@@ -2162,10 +2164,9 @@ unless you use the C<signalfd> API (C<EV_SIGNALFD>). While this reduces
 the window of opportunity for problems, it will not go away, as libev
 I<has> to modify the signal mask, at least temporarily.
 
-So I can't stress this enough I<if you do not reset your signal mask
-when you expect it to be empty, you have a race condition in your
-program>. This is not a libev-specific thing, this is true for most event
-libraries.
+So I can't stress this enough: I<If you do not reset your signal mask when
+you expect it to be empty, you have a race condition in your code>. This
+is not a libev-specific thing, this is true for most event libraries.
 
 =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members