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@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@ -libxshmfence - Direct Rendering Infrastructure 3 Extension +libxshmfence - Shared memory 'SyncFence' synchronization primitive + +This library offers a CPU-based synchronization primitive compatible +with the X SyncFence objects that can be shared between processes +using file descriptor passing. + +There are two underlying implementations: + + 1) On Linux, the library uses futexes + + 2) On other systems, the library uses posix mutexes and condition + variables. All questions regarding this software should be directed at the Xorg mailing list: |