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FUTEX_FD is scheduled for removal in June 2007.

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Michael Kerrisk 2006-11-25 01:57:28 +00:00
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are ignored.
To prevent race conditions, the caller should test if the futex has been upped
after FUTEX_FD returns.
To prevent race conditions, the caller should test if the futex has
been upped after FUTEX_FD returns.
.\" FIXME Check that this flag does eventually get removed.
Because it is inherently racy, FUTEX_FD is scheduled for removal
in June 2007; any applications that use it should be fixed now.
.TP
.BR FUTEX_REQUEUE " (since Linux 2.5.70)"
This operation was introduced in order to avoid a "thundering herd" effect