os_fork: more doc tweaks

pull/564/head
David Wilson 6 years ago
parent add357a029
commit 7763549653

@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class Corker(object):
unrecoverably snapshotted in the locked state in the fork child, causing unrecoverably snapshotted in the locked state in the fork child, causing
deadlocks at random future moments. deadlocks at random future moments.
To ensure a target thread has all locks dropped, we ask it to write a large To ensure a target thread has all locks dropped, it is made to write a
string to a socket with a small buffer that has :data:`os.O_NONBLOCK` large string to a socket with a small buffer that has :data:`os.O_NONBLOCK`
disabled. CPython will drop the GIL and enter the ``write()`` system call, disabled. CPython will drop the GIL and enter the ``write()`` system call,
where it will block until the socket buffer is drained, or the write side where it will block until the socket buffer is drained, or the write side
is closed. is closed.

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