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diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h index a89ddfbcc1..63179dfad4 100644 --- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h +++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h @@ -822,6 +822,16 @@ erts_smp_cnd_wait(erts_smp_cnd_t *cnd, erts_smp_mtx_t *mtx) #endif } +/* + * IMPORTANT note about erts_smp_cnd_signal() and erts_smp_cnd_broadcast() + * + * POSIX allow a call to `pthread_cond_signal' or `pthread_cond_broadcast' + * even though the associated mutex/mutexes isn't/aren't locked by the + * caller. Our implementation do not allow that in order to avoid a + * performance penalty. That is, all associated mutexes *need* to be + * locked by the caller of erts_smp_cnd_signal()/erts_smp_cnd_broadcast()! + */ + ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_smp_cnd_signal(erts_smp_cnd_t *cnd) { |