Authors of version 3.81
==================== Changes in man-pages-3.81 ====================Released: 2015-03-02, Munich
Contributors
------------
The following people contributed patches/fixes or (noted in brackets
in the changelog below) reports, notes, and ideas that have been
incorporated in changes in this release:
Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Ma Shimiao <mashimiao.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Peng Haitao <penght@cn.fujitsu.com>
Apologies if I missed anyone!
New and rewritten pages
-----------------------
attributes.7
Alexandre Oliva, Michael Kerrisk [Carlos O'Donell]
New page describing POSIX safety concepts
Global changes
--------------
Many pages
Peng Haitao, Michael Kerrisk
Reformat existing thread-safety information to use a
tabular format, rather than plain text.
Changes to individual pages
---------------------------
mmap.2
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function mmap() and munmap() are thread safe.
a64l.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
acos.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function acos(), acosf() and acosl() are thread safe.
acosh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function acosh(), acoshf() and acoshl() are thread safe.
addseverity.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function is thread-safe
The function addseverity() is thread safe.
aio_cancel.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function aio_cancel() is thread safe.
aio_fsync.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function aio_fsync() is thread safe.
aio_read.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function aio_read() is thread safe.
aio_suspend.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function aio_suspend() is thread safe.
aio_write.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function aio_write() is thread safe.
argz_add.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
asin.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function asin(), asinf() and asinl() are thread safe.
assert.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
assert_perror.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
atan2.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function atan2(), atan2f() and atan2l() are thread safe.
atanh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function atanh(), atanhf() and atanhl() are thread safe.
backtrace.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
btowc.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function btowc() in glibc is thread safe.
Its marking matches glibc marking.
cabs.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function cabs(), cabsf() and cabsl() are thread safe.
cacos.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function cacos(), cacosf() and cacosl() are thread safe.
cacosh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions cacosh(), cacoshf() and cacoshl() in glibc are
thread safe. Its markings match glibc markings.
canonicalize_file_name.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The functions canonicalize_file_name() in glibc is thread safe.
Its marking matches glibc marking.
carg.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function carg(), cargf() and cargl() are thread safe.
casin.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions casin(), casinf() and casinl() are thread safe.
Their markings match glibc markings.
casinh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions casinh(), casinhf() and casinhl() in glibc are
thread safe. Its markings match glibc markings.
catan.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions catan(), catanf() and catanl() are thread safe.
Their markings match glibc markings.
catanh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions catanh(), catanhf() and catanhl() in glibc are
thread safe. Its markings match glibc markings.
catopen.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions catopen() and catclose() are thread safe.
cfree.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function cfree() in glibc is thread safe.
Its marking matches glibc marking.
clog10.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions clog10(), clog10f() and clog10l() in glibc are
thread safe. Its markings match glibc markings.
clog.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function clog(), clogf() and clogl() are thread safe.
closedir.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function closedir() in glibc is thread safe.
Its marking matches glibc marking.
confstr.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function confstr() is thread safe.
cosh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions cosh(), coshf() and coshl() in glibc are thread safe.
Its markings match glibc markings.
cpow.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions cpow(), cpowf() and cpowl() in glibc are thread safe.
Its markings match glibc markings.
crypt.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
ctermid.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
According to the change of source code, ctermid's level has been
changed from MT-Unsafe to MT-Safe. After modifying, the marking
matches the glibc marking.
drand48.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
drand48_r.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
ecvt.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be same as glibc manual.
ecvt_r.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
encrypt.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
envz_add.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
exec.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions execl(), execlp(), execle(), execv(), execvp() and
execvpe() are thread safe.
exit.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
exp10.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
exp2.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function exp2(), exp2f() and exp2l() are thread safe.
exp.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function exp(), expf() and expl() are thread safe.
fclose.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function fclose() is thread safe.
Its marking matches glibc marking.
fcloseall.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
fgetc.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
fgetwc.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
fgetws.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
fmod.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function fmod(), fmodf() and fmodl() are thread safe.
fnmatch.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function fnmatch() is thread safe with exceptions.
fopen.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
fopencookie.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
fread.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions fread() and fwrite() are thread safe.
gamma.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe
The functions gamma(), gammaf() and gammal() are not thread safe.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getcontext.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getcwd.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions getcwd(), getwd() and get_current_dir_name() are
thread safe.
getdate.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getenv.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions getenv() and secure_getenv() are thread safe.
getfsent.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe
The functions setfsent(), getfsent(), endfsent(), getfsspec()
and getfsfile() are not thread safe.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getgrent.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getgrnam.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getgrouplist.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function getgrouplist() is thread safe with exceptions.
getlogin.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getopt.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe
The functions getopt(), getopt_long() and getopt_long_only() are
not thread safe.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getpass.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getpwent.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
getpwnam.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
gets.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
getw.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions getw() and putw() are thread safe.
gnu_get_libc_version.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions gnu_get_libc_version() and gnu_get_libc_release()
are thread safe.
hsearch.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
iconv.3
Peng Haitao
Modify thread-safety information
inet.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread safe with exceptions
The functions inet_aton() and inet_addr() are thread safe with
exceptions.
The functions inet_network(), inet_ntoa(), inet_makeaddr(),
inet_lnaof() and inet_netof() are thread safe.
Modify thread-safety information
After researching and talking, we think inet_network() and
inet_ntoa() should be marked with locale.
After changing, the markings match glbc markings.
inet_pton.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function inet_pton() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswdigit.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswdigit() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswgraph.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswgraph() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswlower.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswlower() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswprint.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswprint() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswpunct.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswpunct() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswspace.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswspace() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswupper.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswupper() is thread safe with exceptions.
iswxdigit.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function iswxdigit() is thread safe with exceptions.
j0.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function j0(), j1f() jnl() and so on are thread safe.
lio_listio.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
log10.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function log10(), log10f() and log10l() are thread safe.
log2.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function log2(), log2f() and log2l() are thread safe.
log.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function log(), logf() and logl() are thread safe.
makecontext.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
makedev.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note macros that are thread-safe
The macros makedev(), major() and minor() are thread safe.
malloc.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function malloc(), free(), calloc() and realloc() are
thread safe.
mblen.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
mbstowcs.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
mbtowc.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is not thread-safe
The function mbtowc() is not thread safe.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
mktemp.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function mktemp() is thread safe.
mtrace.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are not thread-safe
The functions mtrace() and muntrace() are not thread safe.
nan.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
nl_langinfo.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function nl_langinfo() is thread safe with exceptions.
opendir.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
pow10.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function pow10(), pow10f() and pow10l() are thread safe.
pow.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function pow(), powf() and powl() are thread safe.
pthread_setcancelstate.3
Michael Kerrisk
Add async-signal-safety information
ptsname.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
putenv.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-unsafe
The function putenv() is thread unsafe.
puts.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions fputc(), fputs(), putc(), putchar() and puts() are
thread safe.
putwchar.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
qecvt.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be same as glibc manual.
rand.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note macros that are thread-safe
The functions rand(), rand_r() and srand() are thread safe.
random_r.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
readdir.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be same as glibc manual.
realpath.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
regex.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread safe with exceptions
The functions regcomp() and regexec() are thread safe with
exceptions.
The functions regerror() and regfree() are thread safe.
remainder.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The markings match glibc markings.
scalb.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function scalb(), scalbf() and scalbl() are thread safe.
setenv.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-unsafe
The function setenv() and unsetenv() are thread unsafe.
siginterrupt.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
sigset.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note macros that are thread-safe
The functions sigset(), sighold(), sigrelse() and sigignore()
are thread safe.
sinh.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function sinh(), sinhf() and sinhl() are thread safe.
sqrt.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function sqrt(), sqrtf() and sqrtl() are thread safe.
stdarg.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
stdio_ext.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
Change the thread safety information to be the same as glibc.
strcasecmp.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread safe with exceptions
The functions strcasecmp() and strncasecmp() are thread safe
with exceptions.
strerror.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
strfmon.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
strfry.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function strfry() is thread safe.
strftime.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function strftime() is thread safe with exceptions.
strptime.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function strptime() is thread safe with exceptions.
strtok.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
strverscmp.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function strverscmp() is thread safe.
strxfrm.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The marking matches glibc marking.
syslog.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread safe with exceptions
The functions openlog() and closelog() are thread safe.
The functions syslog() and vsyslog() are thread safe with
exceptions.
tempnam.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
The function tempnam() is thread safe.
termios.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As this is man page for Linux, we don't need thread safety
information for bsd
tgamma.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions tgamma(), tgammaf() and tgammal() in glibc are
thread safe. Its markings match glibc markings.
timegm.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread safe with exceptions
The functions timelocal() and timegm() are thread safe with
exceptions.
tmpfile.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its markings match glibc markings.
tmpnam.3
Peng Haitao
Modify thread-safety information
When the argument s is NULL, tmpnam() should be MT-Unsafe.
toupper.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
After researching and talking, we think toupper() and tolower()
should not be marked with locale.
After changing, the markings match glbc markings.
tsearch.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The functions' markings match glibc markings.
ttyname.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be same as glibc manual.
tzset.3
Peng Haitao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread safe with exceptions
The function tzset() is thread safe with exceptions.
wcsdup.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note function that is thread-safe
Its marking matches glibc marking.
wctomb.3
Ma Shimiao
Modify thread-safety information
As annotation in glibc manual is more detailed, change the
thread-safety information to be the same as glibc manual.
y0.3
Ma Shimiao
ATTRIBUTES: Note functions that are thread-safe
The function y0(), y1f() ynl() and so on are thread safe.
man-pages.7
Michael Kerrisk
Refer reader to attributes(7) for details of ATTRIBUTES section
Michael Kerrisk
SEE ALSO: add attributes(7)
pthreads.7
Michael Kerrisk
SEE ALSO: add attributes(7)
standards.7
Michael Kerrisk
SEE ALSO: add attributes(7)