Author: kib
Date: Thu May  5 10:22:19 2016
New Revision: 299115
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/299115

Log:
  Warn about consequences of suspending threads in arbitrary state of
  execution.
  
  While there, fix minor nits in markup.
  
  Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
  MFC after:    1 week

Modified:
  head/share/man/man3/pthread_resume_np.3
  head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_all_np.3
  head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_np.3

Modified: head/share/man/man3/pthread_resume_np.3
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man3/pthread_resume_np.3     Thu May  5 10:20:22 2016        
(r299114)
+++ head/share/man/man3/pthread_resume_np.3     Thu May  5 10:22:19 2016        
(r299115)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function will fail if:
 The value specified by the
 .Fa tid
 argument is invalid.
-.It Bq ESRC
+.It Bq Er ESRC
 No thread could be found corresponding to the thread ID specified by the
 .Fa tid
 argument.

Modified: head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_all_np.3
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_all_np.3        Thu May  5 10:20:22 
2016        (r299114)
+++ head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_all_np.3        Thu May  5 10:22:19 
2016        (r299115)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 13, 2003
+.Dd May 5, 2016
 .Dt PTHREAD_SUSPEND_ALL_NP 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ The only exception is the current thread
 the thread that called the
 .Fn pthread_suspend_all_np
 function.
+.Pp
+It is not safe for the caller of the
+.Fn pthread_suspend_all_np
+function to use any non-async signal safe functions, besides
+.Xr pthread_resume_all_np 3 ,
+until threads are resumed, unless measures are taken to ensure
+that all threads are suspended at safe points.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr pthread_resume_all_np 3 ,
 .Xr pthread_resume_np 3 ,

Modified: head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_np.3
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_np.3    Thu May  5 10:20:22 2016        
(r299114)
+++ head/share/man/man3/pthread_suspend_np.3    Thu May  5 10:22:19 2016        
(r299115)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 13, 2003
+.Dd May 5, 2016
 .Dt PTHREAD_SUSPEND_NP 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 The
 .Fn pthread_suspend_np
 function, called on an active thread, causes it to suspend.
+.Pp
+It is not safe for the caller of the
+.Fn pthread_suspend_np
+function to use any non-async signal safe functions, except
+.Xr pthread_resume_np 3 ,
+until suspended thread is resumed, unless measures are taken to ensure
+that the thread is suspended at a safe point.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If successful,
 .Fn pthread_suspend_np
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ An attempt was made to suspend the curre
 The value specified by the
 .Fa tid
 argument is invalid.
-.It Bq ESRC
+.It Bq Er ESRC
 No thread could be found corresponding to the thread ID specified by the
 .Fa tid
 argument.
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