Updated.snap-2001-06-04

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 809dc7d..d348887 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 

-                 PTHREADS-WIN32 SNAPSHOT ????-??-??

+                 PTHREADS-WIN32 SNAPSHOT 2001-06-04

                  ----------------------------------

        Web Site: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/

       FTP Site: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32

@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ New:
 	on the following processors: IX86, MIPS, ALPHA, PPC.

 	- contributors name misplaced (please contact me if it's you)

  

--       New functions (no-ops) for source code compatibility:

+-     New functions (no-ops) for source code compatibility:

                 pthread_getconcurrency()

-                        Returns the value previously set by

-			pthread_setconcurrency() or 0 (zero)

-			if no value was previously set.

-			The implementation does not currently use

-			this value.

+                  	Returns the value previously set by

+				pthread_setconcurrency() or 0 (zero)

+				if no value was previously set.

+				The implementation does not currently use

+				this value.

                 pthread_setconcurrency()

                         Accepts any value >= 0 but does not

                         have any effect; returns '0' or

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ New:
                 pthread_attr_setscope()

                         Currently only return ENOSYS

 

--       The following mutex types and related functions are now

-        supported:

+-     The following mutex types and related functions are now

+      supported:

 

                 pthread_mutexattr_gettype()

                 pthread_mutexattr_settype()

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ New:
 

 	The *_NP versions are for Linux portability.

 

-        In this implementation PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT is

-        mapped to PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL for compatibility

+      In this implementation PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT is

+      mapped to PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL for compatibility

 	with major Unix vendors. This is also the default

 	if no type is specified.

 

@@ -73,17 +73,24 @@ New:
 	explicitly set the type of any mutexes that are, or

 	could be, locked recursively.

 

-        PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL will cause thread deadlock

-        if the owner of a mutex tries to relock it without

-        first unlocking it. It has slightly less overhead

+      PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL will cause thread deadlock

+      if the owner of a mutex tries to relock it without

+      first unlocking it. It has slightly less overhead

 	that other types.

 

--       Pthreads-win32 mutexes are now based on Win32

-        critical sections for all Windows versions. The

+-     Pthreads-win32 mutexes are now based on Win32

+      critical sections for all Windows versions. The

 	implementation no longer depends on

 	TryEnterCriticalSection.

         - Thomas Pfaff <tpfaff@gmx.net>

 

+-	New implementation of condition variables which attempts to

+	correct problems of spurious wakeups, unfairness, and

+	broadcast deadlock. See README.CV for details of the

+	discussion.

+	  - Alexander Terekhov <TEREKHOV@de.ibm.com>

+	  - Louis Thomas <lthomas@arbitrade.com>

+

 Bugs fixed:

 -       Pthread_mutex_trylock() now properly returns EBUSY

         even when the current thread owns the mutex.