pwd_grp.c: unlocked functions [PATCH]

[Shaun Jackman]

2005/10/6, Rob Landley <rob at landley.net>:
> On Thursday 06 October 2005 16:56, Shaun Jackman wrote:
> > This patch is required for newlib, which does not implement the glibc
> > extensions fgets_unlocked and feof_unlocked.
>
> Um...  Why would anyone ever _want_ to use the _unlocked versions?  (The man
> page doesn't say...)
>
> Rob

If the application provides its own locking of the FILE* structure,
then it may use the _unlocked versions and avoid the additional
locking overhead.

Cheers,
Shaun