extended the multi-thread explanation

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ
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-Updated: April 11, 2005 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
+Updated: April 13, 2005 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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@@ -745,8 +745,16 @@ FAQ
   programs. libcurl will use thread-safe functions instead of non-safe ones if
   your system has such.
 
-  We would appreciate some kind of report or README file from those who have
-  used libcurl in a threaded environment.
+  If you use a OpenSSL-powered libcurl in a multi-threaded environment, you
+  need to provide one or two locking functions:
+
+    http://www.openssl.org/docs/crypto/threads.html#DESCRIPTION
+
+  If you use a GnuTLS-powered libcurl in a multi-threaded environment, you
+  need to provide locking function(s) for libgcrypt (which is used by GnuTLS
+  for the crypto functions).
+
+    [informative link missing]
 
   5.2 How can I receive all data into a large memory chunk?