Updated 2001/05/04

Sun WorkShop[tm] 6 update 2 LockLint Readme



Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. About LockLint
  3. Software Corrections
  4. Problems and Workarounds
  5. Limitations and Incompatibilities
  6. Documentation Errata

 

A. Introduction

This document contains last-minute information about Sun WorkShop[tm] 6 update 2 LockLint 2.3. This document describes the software corrections addressed by this release and lists known problems, limitations, and incompatibilities.

For installation-related and late-breaking information about this release, see the Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 Release Notes. Information in the release notes overrides information in all readme files.

To access the release notes and the full Forte[tm] Developer/Sun WorkShop[tm] documentation set, point your Netscape[tm] Communicator 4.0 or compatible browser to the documentation index (file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html).

To access the HTML version of this readme, do one of the following:

To view the text version of this readme, type the following at a command prompt:

   example% more /opt/SUNWspro/READMEs/lock_lint

Note - If your Sun WorkShop software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

 

B. About LockLint

LockLint 2.3 performs a static analysis of the use of mutex and multiple readers/single writer locks, and looks for inconsistent use of these locking techniques. In looking for consistent use of locks, LockLint detects the most common cause of data races and deadlocks: The failure to hold the appropriate lock while accessing a shared variable.

LockLint runs in the Solaris[tm] 2.6, 7, and 8 Operating Environments.

LockLint has not changed since the release of Sun Workshop[tm] 5.0.

LockLint is not documented in Analyzing Program Performance With Sun WorkShop for this release. For information about how to use LockLint, see Chapter 5 and Appendix A of Analyzing Program Performance With Sun WorkShop for Sun WorkShop 5.0, available on http://docs.sun.com. (Search on LockLint.)

 

C. Software Corrections

There is no new information at this time. 

 

D. Problems and Workarounds

There is no new information at this time. 

 

E. Limitations and Incompatibilities 

There is no new information at this time. 

 

F. Documentation Errata

There is no new information at this time. 

 

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