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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libstd/thread')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstd/thread/mod.rs | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs index 70a95326658..3f29a81f25e 100644 --- a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs +++ b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs @@ -657,8 +657,10 @@ pub fn panicking() -> bool { /// /// # Platform-specific behavior /// -/// On Unix platforms this function may invoke multiple syscalls -/// in case of a signal being received or a spurious wakeup. +/// On Unix platforms, the underlying syscall may be interrupted by a +/// spurious wakeup or signal handler. To ensure the sleep occurs for at least +/// the specified duration, this function may invoke that system call multiple +/// times. /// /// # Examples /// @@ -681,8 +683,10 @@ pub fn sleep_ms(ms: u32) { /// /// # Platform-specific behavior /// -/// On Unix platforms this function may invoke multiple syscalls -/// in case of a signal being received or a spurious wakeup. +/// On Unix platforms, the underlying syscall may be interrupted by a +/// spurious wakeup or signal handler. To ensure the sleep occurs for at least +/// the specified duration, this function may invoke that system call multiple +/// times. /// Platforms which do not support nanosecond precision for sleeping will /// have `dur` rounded up to the nearest granularity of time they can sleep for. /// |