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Diffstat (limited to 'newlib/libc')
| -rw-r--r-- | newlib/libc/reent/reent.tex | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | newlib/libc/sys.tex | 2 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/newlib/libc/reent/reent.tex b/newlib/libc/reent/reent.tex index e76330b32..881c572c6 100644 --- a/newlib/libc/reent/reent.tex +++ b/newlib/libc/reent/reent.tex @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ @cindex reentrancy Reentrancy is a characteristic of library functions which allows multiple processes to use the same address space with assurance that the values stored -in those spaces will remain constant between calls. Cygnus's implementation -of the library functions ensures that +in those spaces will remain constant between calls. The Red Hat +newlib implementation of the library functions ensures that whenever possible, these library functions are reentrant. However, there are some functions that can not be trivially made reentrant. Hooks have been provided to allow you to use these functions in a fully diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys.tex b/newlib/libc/sys.tex index 362732ace..65538141c 100644 --- a/newlib/libc/sys.tex +++ b/newlib/libc/sys.tex @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Graceful failure is permitted by returning an error code. A minor complication arises here: the C library must be compatible with development environments that supply fully functional versions of these subroutines. Such environments usually return error codes in a global -@code{errno}. However, the Cygnus C library provides a @emph{macro} +@code{errno}. However, the Red Hat newlib C library provides a @emph{macro} definition for @code{errno} in the header file @file{errno.h}, as part of its support for reentrant routines (@pxref{Reentrancy,,Reentrancy}). |