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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libstd/thread')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstd/thread/mod.rs | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs index 96ce38d12e1..70a95326658 100644 --- a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs +++ b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs @@ -674,17 +674,17 @@ pub fn sleep_ms(ms: u32) { sleep(Duration::from_millis(ms as u64)) } -/// Puts the current thread to sleep for the specified amount of time. +/// Puts the current thread to sleep for at least the specified amount of time. /// /// The thread may sleep longer than the duration specified due to scheduling -/// specifics or platform-dependent functionality. +/// specifics or platform-dependent functionality. It will never sleep less. /// /// # Platform-specific behavior /// -/// On Unix platforms this function will not return early due to a -/// signal being received or a spurious wakeup. Platforms which do not support -/// nanosecond precision for sleeping will have `dur` rounded up to the nearest -/// granularity of time they can sleep for. +/// On Unix platforms this function may invoke multiple syscalls +/// in case of a signal being received or a spurious wakeup. +/// Platforms which do not support nanosecond precision for sleeping will +/// have `dur` rounded up to the nearest granularity of time they can sleep for. /// /// # Examples /// |