Imported Upstream version 4.8.1

[platform/upstream/gcc48.git] / libgo / go / time / tick.go

diff --git a/libgo/go/time/tick.go b/libgo/go/time/tick.go
index 8c6b9bc..b92c339 100644 (file)
--- a/libgo/go/time/tick.go
+++ b/libgo/go/time/tick.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package time
 
 import "errors"
 
-// A Ticker holds a synchronous channel that delivers `ticks' of a clock
+// A Ticker holds a channel that delivers `ticks' of a clock
 // at intervals.
 type Ticker struct {
        C <-chan Time // The channel on which the ticks are delivered.
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func NewTicker(d Duration) *Ticker {
 }
 
 // Stop turns off a ticker.  After Stop, no more ticks will be sent.
+// Stop does not close the channel, to prevent a read from the channel succeeding
+// incorrectly.
 func (t *Ticker) Stop() {
        stopTimer(&t.r)
 }