From c99652b72439a8431a282043ce65fbf27dc10100 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 09:58:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] nptl.7: Add reference to timer_create(2) Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/nptl.7 | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man7/nptl.7 b/man7/nptl.7 index 0e4a365e2..34915898d 100644 --- a/man7/nptl.7 +++ b/man7/nptl.7 @@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Linux systems. .SS NPTL and signals NPTL makes internal use of the first two real-time signals (signal numbers 32 and 33). -One of these signals is used to support thread cancellation and POSIX timers; +One of these signals is used to support thread cancellation and POSIX timers +(see +.BR timer_create (2)); the other is used as part of a mechanism that ensures all threads in a process always have the same UIDs and GIDs, as required by POSIX. These signals cannot be used in applications.