gen/FreeBSD/usleep.3.patch

   1 --- usleep.3.orig       Tue Oct 28 18:01:58 2003
   2 +++ usleep.3    Tue Oct 28 18:07:33 2003
   3 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   4  .Os
   5  .Sh NAME
   6  .Nm usleep
   7 -.Nd suspend process execution for an interval measured in microseconds
   8 +.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in microseconds
   9  .Sh LIBRARY
  10  .Lb libc
  11  .Sh SYNOPSIS
  12 @@ -47,12 +47,13 @@
  13  .Sh DESCRIPTION
  14  The
  15  .Fn usleep
  16 -function suspends execution of the calling process until either
  17 +function suspends execution of the calling thread until either
  18  .Fa microseconds
  19 -microseconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the process and its
  20 +microseconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the thread and its
  21  action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the
  22 -process.
  23 -System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount.
  24 +thread or process.
  25 +The actual time slept may be longer, due to system latencies
  26 +and possible limitations in the timer resolution of the hardware.
  27  .Pp
  28  This function is implemented using
  29  .Xr nanosleep 2