Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] tr2tls: clarify TLS terminology

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 13, 2022, 21:12 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmt9zctrk.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <9dee7a75903936f086d97580441c776978d70b43.1665600750.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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>  `"thread_start"`::
>  	This event is generated when a thread is started.  It is
> -	generated from *within* the new thread's thread-proc (for TLS
> -	reasons).
> +	generated from *within* the new thread's thread-proc (because
> +	it needs to access data in the thread's thread-local storage).

This is a vast improvement, not just "TLS" -> "thread-local strage", but the original "for TLS reasons" would not be understood by anybody who does not already know.

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