[PATCH] Clarify struct _reent comment

Jeff Johnston jjohnstn@redhat.com
Wed Jun 8 18:20:35 GMT 2022


LGTM.

-- Jeff J.

On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 4:43 AM Sebastian Huber <
sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de> wrote:

> ---
>  newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
> b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
> index 64d76c27c..5d889b4a2 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
> +++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
> @@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ struct _rand48 {
>  /*
>   * struct _reent
>   *
> - * This structure contains *all* globals needed by the library.
> + * This structure contains the thread-local objects needed by the library.
>   * It's raison d'etre is to facilitate threads by making all library
> routines
> - * reentrant.  IE: All state information is contained here.
> + * reentrant.  The exit handler support and FILE maintenance use dedicated
> + * global objects which are not included in this structure.
>   */
>
>  #ifdef _REENT_SMALL
> --
> 2.35.3
>
>


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