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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2014-01-31 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
+ * manual/job.texi: Document MTASC-safety properties.
+
+2014-01-31 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
+
* manual/getopt.texi: Document MTASC-safety properties.
2014-01-31 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
diff --git a/manual/job.texi b/manual/job.texi
index d58dcd8..4e58f54 100644
--- a/manual/job.texi
+++ b/manual/job.texi
@@ -1039,6 +1039,10 @@ The function @code{ctermid} is declared in the header file
@comment stdio.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun {char *} ctermid (char *@var{string})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c This function is a stub by default; the actual implementation, for
+@c posix systems, returns an internal buffer if passed a NULL string,
+@c but the internal buffer is always set to /dev/tty.
The @code{ctermid} function returns a string containing the file name of
the controlling terminal for the current process. If @var{string} is
not a null pointer, it should be an array that can hold at least
@@ -1075,6 +1079,12 @@ Your program should include the header files @file{sys/types.h} and
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun pid_t setsid (void)
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c This is usually a direct syscall, but if a syscall is not available,
+@c we use a stub, or Hurd- and BSD-specific implementations. The former
+@c uses a mutex and a hurd critical section, and the latter issues a few
+@c syscalls, so both seem safe, the locking on Hurd is safe because of
+@c the critical section.
The @code{setsid} function creates a new session. The calling process
becomes the session leader, and is put in a new process group whose
process group ID is the same as the process ID of that process. There
@@ -1098,6 +1108,8 @@ already another process group around that has the same process group ID.
@comment unistd.h
@comment SVID
@deftypefun pid_t getsid (pid_t @var{pid})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Stub or direct syscall, except on hurd, where it is equally safe.
The @code{getsid} function returns the process group ID of the session
leader of the specified process. If a @var{pid} is @code{0}, the
@@ -1121,6 +1133,7 @@ from the calling process.
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun pid_t getpgrp (void)
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
The @code{getpgrp} function returns the process group ID of
the calling process.
@end deftypefun
@@ -1128,6 +1141,8 @@ the calling process.
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int getpgid (pid_t @var{pid})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Stub or direct syscall, except on hurd, where it is equally safe.
The @code{getpgid} function
returns the process group ID of the process @var{pid}. You can supply a
@@ -1150,6 +1165,8 @@ process.
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int setpgid (pid_t @var{pid}, pid_t @var{pgid})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Stub or direct syscall, except on hurd, where it is equally safe.
The @code{setpgid} function puts the process @var{pid} into the process
group @var{pgid}. As a special case, either @var{pid} or @var{pgid} can
be zero to indicate the process ID of the calling process.
@@ -1187,6 +1204,8 @@ process or a child of the calling process.
@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int setpgrp (pid_t @var{pid}, pid_t @var{pgid})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Direct syscall or setpgid wrapper.
This is the BSD Unix name for @code{setpgid}. Both functions do exactly
the same thing.
@end deftypefun
@@ -1209,6 +1228,8 @@ file itself and not a particular open file descriptor.
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun pid_t tcgetpgrp (int @var{filedes})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Stub, or ioctl on BSD and GNU/Linux.
This function returns the process group ID of the foreground process
group associated with the terminal open on descriptor @var{filedes}.
@@ -1237,6 +1258,8 @@ controlling terminal of the calling process.
@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcsetpgrp (int @var{filedes}, pid_t @var{pgid})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Stub, or ioctl on BSD and GNU/Linux.
This function is used to set a terminal's foreground process group ID.
The argument @var{filedes} is a descriptor which specifies the terminal;
@var{pgid} specifies the process group. The calling process must be a
@@ -1276,6 +1299,8 @@ process.
@comment termios.h
@comment Unix98
@deftypefun pid_t tcgetsid (int @var{fildes})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+@c Ioctl call, if available, or tcgetpgrp followed by getsid.
This function is used to obtain the process group ID of the session
for which the terminal specified by @var{fildes} is the controlling terminal.
If the call is successful the group ID is returned. Otherwise the