[PATCH] encrypt.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe

[PATCH] encrypt.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe

[Peng Haitao]

The functions encrypt() and setkey() are not thread safe.

Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
---
 man3/encrypt.3 | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/encrypt.3 b/man3/encrypt.3
index 411cb22..50b0f15 100644
--- a/man3/encrypt.3
+++ b/man3/encrypt.3
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ On success, it is unchanged.
 .B ENOSYS
 The function is not provided.
 (For example because of former USA export restrictions.)
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
+The functions
+.BR encrypt ()
+and
+.BR setkey ()
+are not thread-safe.
+.LP
+The functions
+.BR encrypt_r ()
+and
+.BR setkey_r ()
+are thread-safe.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 The functions
 .BR encrypt ()
-- 
1.8.1.4

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Re: [PATCH] encrypt.3: ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe

[Michael Kerrisk]

On 05/06/13 10:03, Peng Haitao wrote:
> The functions encrypt() and setkey() are not thread safe.


Applied to my local branch for this work.

Thank you, Peng.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man3/encrypt.3 | 13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/encrypt.3 b/man3/encrypt.3
> index 411cb22..50b0f15 100644
> --- a/man3/encrypt.3
> +++ b/man3/encrypt.3
> @@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ On success, it is unchanged.
>  .B ENOSYS
>  The function is not provided.
>  (For example because of former USA export restrictions.)
> +.SH ATTRIBUTES
> +.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
> +The functions
> +.BR encrypt ()
> +and
> +.BR setkey ()
> +are not thread-safe.
> +.LP
> +The functions
> +.BR encrypt_r ()
> +and
> +.BR setkey_r ()
> +are thread-safe.
>  .SH CONFORMING TO
>  The functions
>  .BR encrypt ()
> 

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