[Emacs-diffs] master c78f872 2/2: Clarify thread-signal semantics

[Noam Postavsky]

branch: master
commit c78f872a5667abacb3531edd9aad969af31a3e1f
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>

    Clarify thread-signal semantics
    
    * doc/lispref/threads.texi (Basic Thread Functions): Explain that the
    thread will be signaled as soon as possible.
---
 doc/lispref/threads.texi |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/threads.texi b/doc/lispref/threads.texi
index 7ecfb19..de1c27b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/threads.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/threads.texi
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ immediately.
 @defun thread-signal thread error-symbol data
 Like @code{signal} (@pxref{Signaling Errors}), but the signal is
 delivered in the thread @var{thread}.  If @var{thread} is the current
-thread, then this just calls @code{signal} immediately.
address@hidden will cause a thread to exit a call to
address@hidden, @code{condition-wait}, or @code{thread-join}.
+thread, then this just calls @code{signal} immediately.  Otherwise,
address@hidden will receive the signal as soon as it becomes current.
+If @var{thread} was blocked by a call to @code{mutex-lock},
address@hidden, or @code{thread-join}; @code{thread-signal}
+will unblock it.
 @end defun
 
 @defun thread-yield