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@@ -364,7 +364,9 @@ The GnuTLS library is initialized on load; prior to 3.3.0 was initialized by cal
The original behavior of requiring explicit initialization can obtained by setting the
GNUTLS_NO_EXPLICIT_INIT environment variable to 1, or by using the macro GNUTLS_SKIP_GLOBAL_INIT
in a global section of your program --the latter works in systems with
-support for weak symbols only.}.
+support for weak symbols only.}. @funcref{gnutls_global_init} in
+versions after 3.3.0 is thread-safe (see @ref{Thread safety}).
+
The initialization typically enables CPU-specific acceleration, performs any required
precalculations needed, opens any required system devices (e.g., /dev/urandom on Linux)
and initializes subsystems that could be used later.