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| -rw-r--r-- | src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp | 21 |
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diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp index 95b584e914..b755941b73 100644 --- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp +++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp @@ -65,14 +65,19 @@ \section1 Thread-Safety - QSharedPointer and QWeakPointer are thread-safe and operate - atomically on the pointer value. Different threads can also access - the QSharedPointer or QWeakPointer pointing to the same object at - the same time without need for locking mechanisms. - - It should be noted that, while the pointer value can be accessed - in this manner, QSharedPointer and QWeakPointer provide no - guarantee about the object being pointed to. Thread-safety and + QSharedPointer and QWeakPointer are reentrant classes. This means that, in + general, a given QSharedPointer or QWeakPointer object \b{cannot} be + accessed by multiple threads at the same time without synchronization. + + Different QSharedPointer and QWeakPointer objects can safely be accessed + by multiple threads at the same time. This includes the case where they + hold pointers to the same object; the reference counting mechanism + is atomic, and no manual synchronization is required. + + It should be noted that, while the pointer value can be accessed in this + manner (that is, by multiple threads at the same time, without + synchronization), QSharedPointer and QWeakPointer provide no guarantee + about the object being pointed to. The specific thread-safety and reentrancy rules for that object still apply. \section1 Other Pointer Classes |