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authorRob Pike <r@golang.org>2010-09-20 07:37:41 +1000
committerRob Pike <r@golang.org>2010-09-20 07:37:41 +1000
commitbca81f81f1889d696ce19fb22febc9de3c0c2cf1 (patch)
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parent3268cbc78169cf1c5178fd26d87751f0069541a6 (diff)
downloadgo-bca81f81f1889d696ce19fb22febc9de3c0c2cf1.tar.gz
doc/go_mem.html: update location of "once".
Fixes issue 1118. R=rsc CC=golang-dev http://codereview.appspot.com/2225044
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@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ before the <i>n</i>+1'th call to <code>l.Lock</code>.
<h3>Once</h3>
<p>
-The <code>once</code> package provides a safe mechanism for
-initialization in the presence of multiple goroutines.
+The <code>sync</code> package provides a safe mechanism for
+initialization in the presence of multiple goroutines
+through the use of the <code>Once</code> type.
Multiple threads can execute <code>once.Do(f)</code> for a particular <code>f</code>,
but only one will run <code>f()</code>, and the other calls block
until <code>f()</code> has returned.
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ In this program:
<pre>
var a string
+var once sync.Once
func setup() {
a = "hello, world"