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* [PATCH] Clarify struct _reent comment
@ 2022-06-08  8:42 Sebastian Huber
  2022-06-08 18:20 ` Jeff Johnston
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Sebastian Huber @ 2022-06-08  8:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: newlib

---
 newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 64d76c27c..5d889b4a2 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ struct _rand48 {
 /*
  * struct _reent
  *
- * This structure contains *all* globals needed by the library.
+ * This structure contains the thread-local objects needed by the library.
  * It's raison d'etre is to facilitate threads by making all library routines
- * reentrant.  IE: All state information is contained here.
+ * reentrant.  The exit handler support and FILE maintenance use dedicated
+ * global objects which are not included in this structure.
  */
 
 #ifdef _REENT_SMALL
-- 
2.35.3


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