0.8.13.75: MORE MANUALS

[sbcl.git] / doc / internals-notes / threading-specials

diff --git a/doc/internals-notes/threading-specials b/doc/internals-notes/threading-specials
index aad7915..ff04e16 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/internals-notes/threading-specials
+++ b/doc/internals-notes/threading-specials
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The goals are
         spots.  Global state in closures, etc etc
            
        (4) suggest strategies (e.g. rewrites of affected code, suitable
         spots.  Global state in closures, etc etc
            
        (4) suggest strategies (e.g. rewrites of affected code, suitable

-       locks and lock acquitision/release places) to fix the issues
+       locks and lock acquisition/release places) to fix the issues

        revealed in (2) and (3)
        
        (5) implement same
        revealed in (2) and (3)
        
        (5) implement same

@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@ Note that the compiler and fasloader are strongly believed not to be
 thread-safe, so there is currently a big lock (*big-compiler-lock*)
 around all calls to the compiler or fasloader
 
 thread-safe, so there is currently a big lock (*big-compiler-lock*)
 around all calls to the compiler or fasloader
 

+Note that INFO functions use a shared cache for the globaldb, and
+don't lock for cache invalidation. This will need fixing when BCL is
+removed.
+

 *COMPILE-FILE-PATHNAME*  
 *COMPILE-FILE-TRUENAME* 
 *COMPILE-PRINT* 
 *COMPILE-FILE-PATHNAME*  
 *COMPILE-FILE-TRUENAME* 
 *COMPILE-PRINT* 

@@ -1044,7 +1048,7 @@ SB-IMPL::*CLOSE-IN-PARENT*
 SB-IMPL::*IN-COMPILATION-UNIT*
 SB-IMPL::*CIRCULARITY-HASH-TABLE* 
 SB-IMPL::*LOAD-PRINT-STUFF*
 SB-IMPL::*IN-COMPILATION-UNIT*
 SB-IMPL::*CIRCULARITY-HASH-TABLE* 
 SB-IMPL::*LOAD-PRINT-STUFF*

-SB-IMPL::*ZAP-ARRAY-DATA-TEMP* 
+SB-IMPL::*ZAP-ARRAY-DATA-TEMP*       ; FIXME: ADJUST-ARRAY non-threadsafe

 SB-IMPL::*ACTIVE-PROCESSES* 
 SB-IMPL::*SHARP-SHARP-ALIST*     
 SB-IMPL::*BASE-POWER* 
 SB-IMPL::*ACTIVE-PROCESSES* 
 SB-IMPL::*SHARP-SHARP-ALIST*     
 SB-IMPL::*BASE-POWER* 

@@ -1053,7 +1057,7 @@ SB-IMPL::*AVAILABLE-BUFFERS*
 SB-IMPL::*BQ-DOT-FLAG*                          ; readonly
 SB-IMPL::*CIRCULARITY-COUNTER* 
 SB-IMPL::*DIGITS* 
 SB-IMPL::*BQ-DOT-FLAG*                          ; readonly
 SB-IMPL::*CIRCULARITY-COUNTER* 
 SB-IMPL::*DIGITS* 

-SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-READTABLE-CASE* 
+SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-READTABLE-CASE* ; FIXME: printer not threadsafe

 SB-IMPL::*BQ-VECTOR-FLAG*                       ; readonly
 SB-IMPL::*ABBREV-WEEKDAY-TABLE* 
 SB-IMPL::*LOGICAL-HOSTS* 
 SB-IMPL::*BQ-VECTOR-FLAG*                       ; readonly
 SB-IMPL::*ABBREV-WEEKDAY-TABLE* 
 SB-IMPL::*LOGICAL-HOSTS* 

@@ -1066,7 +1070,7 @@ SB-IMPL::*VALID-FUN-NAMES-ALIST*
 SB-IMPL::*PERIODIC-POLLING-FUNCTION* 
 SB-IMPL::*ABORTED-COMPILATION-UNIT-COUNT*
 SB-IMPL::*LONG-WEEKDAY-TABLE* 
 SB-IMPL::*PERIODIC-POLLING-FUNCTION* 
 SB-IMPL::*ABORTED-COMPILATION-UNIT-COUNT*
 SB-IMPL::*LONG-WEEKDAY-TABLE* 

-SB-IMPL::*INTERNAL-SYMBOL-OUTPUT-FUN* 
+SB-IMPL::*INTERNAL-SYMBOL-OUTPUT-FUN* ; FIXME: printer not threadsafe

 SB-IMPL::*BACKQUOTE-COUNT*                      ; bound
 SB-IMPL::*DIGIT-BASES* 
 SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-DRIBBLE-STREAMS* 
 SB-IMPL::*BACKQUOTE-COUNT*                      ; bound
 SB-IMPL::*DIGIT-BASES* 
 SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-DRIBBLE-STREAMS* 

@@ -1083,7 +1087,7 @@ SB-IMPL::*MACHINE-VERSION*   ; unset/unbound ?  are we using this?
 SB-IMPL::*IGNORE-WILDCARDS* 
 SB-IMPL::*INCH-PTR* 
 SB-IMPL::*SHARP-EQUAL-ALIST* 
 SB-IMPL::*IGNORE-WILDCARDS* 
 SB-IMPL::*INCH-PTR* 
 SB-IMPL::*SHARP-EQUAL-ALIST* 

-SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-CASE* 
+SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-CASE* ; FIXME: printer not threadsafe

 
 *INLINE-EXPANSION-LIMIT* 
 *DERIVE-FUNCTION-TYPES* 
 
 *INLINE-EXPANSION-LIMIT* 
 *DERIVE-FUNCTION-TYPES* 

@@ -1098,9 +1102,6 @@ SB-IMPL::*PREVIOUS-CASE*
 *MACROEXPAND-HOOK* 
 *RANDOM-STATE* 
 
 *MACROEXPAND-HOOK* 
 *RANDOM-STATE* 
 

-SB-BIGNUM::*TRUNCATE-Y*
-SB-BIGNUM::*TRUNCATE-X*
-

 SB-INT:*CL-PACKAGE*                     ; readonly
 SB-INT:*KEYWORD-PACKAGE*                ; readonly
 SB-INT:*SETF-FDEFINITION-HOOK* 
 SB-INT:*CL-PACKAGE*                     ; readonly
 SB-INT:*KEYWORD-PACKAGE*                ; readonly
 SB-INT:*SETF-FDEFINITION-HOOK*