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.TH "THREADING" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "libbson"
.SH NAME
Threading \- None
Libbson is
.B NOT
thread\(hysafe, but it is thread\(hyaware. Libbson requires POSIX threads (pthreads) on all UNIX\(hylike platforms. On Windows, the native threading interface is used.

You, the API consumer, are responsible for managing the data\(hystructures in way that results two threads are not mutating at the same time. You may also want to bear in mind your platform may have ordering and consistency concerns that should also be followed.

Libbson used threading primatives for controlling state internal to the library as well as providing atomic fallbacks during
.B ObjectID
generation.


.B
.SH COLOPHON
This page is part of libbson.
Please report any bugs at https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER.