From eac2c4e05f03511cbe1a61af178b1bbbb89a1eed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Sherrill Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 18:18:18 +0000 Subject: Added text to clarify the queueing of multiple events. --- doc/user/event.t | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/user') diff --git a/doc/user/event.t b/doc/user/event.t index 325215e4b0..6eb3266373 100644 --- a/doc/user/event.t +++ b/doc/user/event.t @@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ manager: @item Events do not hold or transport data. @item Events are not queued. In other words, if an event is -sent more than once before being received, the second and -subsequent send operations have no effect. +sent more than once to a task before being received, the second and +subsequent send operations to that same task have no effect. @end itemize -An event set is posted when it is directed (or sent) -to a task. A pending event is an event that has been posted but -not received. An event condition is used to specify the events -which the task desires to receive and the algorithm which will -be used to determine when the request is satisfied. An event -condition is satisfied based upon one of two algorithms which -are selected by the user. The @code{@value{RPREFIX}EVENT_ANY} algorithm states that -an event condition is satisfied when at least a single requested -event is posted. The @code{@value{RPREFIX}EVENT_ALL} algorithm states that an event -condition is satisfied when every requested event is posted. +An event set is posted when it is directed (or sent) to a task. A +pending event is an event that has been posted but not received. An event +condition is used to specify the events which the task desires to receive +and the algorithm which will be used to determine when the request is +satisfied. An event condition is satisfied based upon one of two +algorithms which are selected by the user. The +@code{@value{RPREFIX}EVENT_ANY} algorithm states that an event condition +is satisfied when at least a single requested event is posted. The +@code{@value{RPREFIX}EVENT_ALL} algorithm states that an event condition +is satisfied when every requested event is posted. @subsection Building an Event Set or Condition -- cgit v1.2.3