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diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp index 72733431..8735670b 100644 --- a/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp +++ b/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp @@ -64,42 +64,6 @@ * receiver's event loop, running in the receiver's thread. This mechanism can * be overridden by selecting a different connection type when calling * Signal::connect(). - * - * \section thread-reentrancy Reentrancy and Thread-Safety - * - * Through the documentation, several terms are used to define how classes and - * their member functions can be used from multiple threads. - * - * - A **reentrant** function may be called simultaneously from multiple - * threads if and only if each invocation uses a different instance of the - * class. This is the default for all member functions not explictly marked - * otherwise. - * - * - \anchor thread-safe A **thread-safe** function may be called - * simultaneously from multiple threads on the same instance of a class. A - * thread-safe function is thus reentrant. Thread-safe functions may also be - * called simultaneously with any other reentrant function of the same class - * on the same instance. - * - * - \anchor thread-bound A **thread-bound** function may be called only from - * the thread that the class instances lives in (see section \ref - * thread-objects). For instances of classes that do not derive from the - * Object class, this is the thread in which the instance was created. A - * thread-bound function is not thread-safe, and may or may not be reentrant. - * - * Neither reentrancy nor thread-safety, in this context, mean that a function - * may be called simultaneously from the same thread, for instance from a - * callback invoked by the function. This may deadlock and isn't allowed unless - * separately documented. - * - * A class is defined as reentrant, thread-safe or thread-bound if all its - * member functions are reentrant, thread-safe or thread-bound respectively. - * Some member functions may additionally be documented as having additional - * thread-related attributes. - * - * Most classes are reentrant but not thread-safe, as making them fully - * thread-safe would incur locking costs considered prohibitive for the - * expected use cases. */ /** |