[Boost-commit] svn:boost r41836 - sandbox/committee/LWG

From: hinnant_at_[hidden]
Date: 2007-12-07 15:27:12

Author: hinnant
Date: 2007-12-07 15:27:12 EST (Fri, 07 Dec 2007)
New Revision: 41836
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/41836

Log:
thread constructor throws bad_alloc.  Note added to ~thread.  Date range changed to plus or minus 292 years.
Text files modified: 
   sandbox/committee/LWG/thread_library.html |    16 +++++++++++++---                        
   1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Modified: sandbox/committee/LWG/thread_library.html
==============================================================================
--- sandbox/committee/LWG/thread_library.html	(original)
+++ sandbox/committee/LWG/thread_library.html	2007-12-07 15:27:12 EST (Fri, 07 Dec 2007)
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 
 <dt>Throws:</dt>
 <dd>
-<code>system_error</code> if unable to  start the new thread.
+<code>system_error</code> or <code>bad_alloc</code> if unable to  start the new thread.
 </dd>
 </dl>
 </blockquote>
@@ -844,6 +844,16 @@
 otherwise no effects.
 </dd>
 
+<p>
+[<i>Note:</i> destroying a <code>joinable thread</code> can be unsafe if the
+thread accesses objects or the standard library
+unless the thread
+performs explicit synchronization to ensure that it does not access
+the objects or the standard library past their respective lifetimes.
+Terminating the process with <code>_exit</code> or <code>quick_exit</code> removes some of these
+obligations. &mdash; <i>end note</i>]
+</p>
+
 <dt>Throws:</dt>
 <dd>
 Nothing.
@@ -1038,7 +1048,7 @@
 This value should only be considered to be a hint.
 &mdash;<i>end note</i>]
 If this value is not computable or well defined a
-return value of 1 is recommended, but not required.
+return value of 0 is recommended, but not required.
 </dd>
 
 <dt>Throws:</dt>
@@ -4160,7 +4170,7 @@
     Coordinated Universal Time, known as UTC, time.
     <code>system_time</code>
     shall provide an epoch time of 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
-    and a maximum time value of at least epoch time + 292 years.
+    and a maximum time value of at least epoch time &plusmn; 292 years.
     [<i>Note:</i>
     292 years represents the number of nanoseconds
     that can be represented in a signed 64 bit integer.