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diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
index 20492d24b..34447a2c8 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
@@ -17,30 +17,53 @@
/*
FUNCTION
-<<fgetc>>---get a character from a file or stream
+<<fgetc>>, <<fgetc_unlocked>>---get a character from a file or stream
INDEX
fgetc
INDEX
+ fgetc_unlocked
+INDEX
_fgetc_r
+INDEX
+ _fgetc_unlocked_r
ANSI_SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int fgetc(FILE *<[fp]>);
+ #define _BSD_SOURCE
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ int fgetc_unlocked(FILE *<[fp]>);
+
#include <stdio.h>
int _fgetc_r(struct _reent *<[ptr]>, FILE *<[fp]>);
+ #define _BSD_SOURCE
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ int _fgetc_unlocked_r(struct _reent *<[ptr]>, FILE *<[fp]>);
+
TRAD_SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int fgetc(<[fp]>)
FILE *<[fp]>;
+ #define _BSD_SOURCE
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ int fgetc_unlocked(<[fp]>)
+ FILE *<[fp]>;
+
#include <stdio.h>
int _fgetc_r(<[ptr]>, <[fp]>)
struct _reent *<[ptr]>;
FILE *<[fp]>;
+ #define _BSD_SOURCE
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ int _fgetc_unlocked_r(<[ptr]>, <[fp]>)
+ struct _reent *<[ptr]>;
+ FILE *<[fp]>;
+
DESCRIPTION
Use <<fgetc>> to get the next single character from the file or stream
identified by <[fp]>. As a side effect, <<fgetc>> advances the file's
@@ -48,9 +71,18 @@ current position indicator.
For a macro version of this function, see <<getc>>.
-The function <<_fgetc_r>> is simply a reentrant version of
-<<fgetc>> that is passed the additional reentrant structure
-pointer argument: <[ptr]>.
+<<fgetc_unlocked>> is a non-thread-safe version of <<fgetc>>.
+<<fgetc_unlocked>> may only safely be used within a scope
+protected by flockfile() (or ftrylockfile()) and funlockfile(). This
+function may safely be used in a multi-threaded program if and only
+if they are called while the invoking thread owns the (FILE *)
+object, as is the case after a successful call to the flockfile() or
+ftrylockfile() functions. If threads are disabled, then
+<<fgetc_unlocked>> is equivalent to <<fgetc>>.
+
+The functions <<_fgetc_r>> and <<_fgetc_unlocked_r>> are simply reentrant
+versions that are passed the additional reentrant structure pointer
+argument: <[ptr]>.
RETURNS
The next character (read as an <<unsigned char>>, and cast to
@@ -63,6 +95,8 @@ using the <<ferror>> and <<feof>> functions.
PORTABILITY
ANSI C requires <<fgetc>>.
+<<fgetc_unlocked>> is a BSD extension also provided by GNU libc.
+
Supporting OS subroutines required: <<close>>, <<fstat>>, <<isatty>>,
<<lseek>>, <<read>>, <<sbrk>>, <<write>>.
*/