Documentation: Add a note regarding the execution context of callbacks

Make it more clear that callbacks are only called when
libusb_handle_events() is called and that all callbacks will be called
on the same thread calling that function.

Closes #349

Signed-off-by: Chris Dickens <christopher.a.dickens@gmail.com>

diff --git a/libusb/io.c b/libusb/io.c
index 3b1a513..b95c382 100644 (file)
--- a/libusb/io.c
+++ b/libusb/io.c
@@ -544,7 +544,14 @@ if (r == 0 && actual_length == sizeof(data)) {
  * application must call into when libusb has work do to. This gives libusb
  * the opportunity to reap pending transfers, invoke callbacks, etc.
  *
- * There are 2 different approaches to dealing with libusb_handle_events:
+ * \note
+ * All event handling is performed by whichever thread calls the
+ * libusb_handle_events() function. libusb does not invoke any callbacks
+ * outside of this context. Consequently, any callbacks will be run on the
+ * thread that calls the libusb_handle_events() function.
+ *
+ * When to call the libusb_handle_events() function depends on which model
+ * your application decides to use. The 2 different approaches:
  *
  * -# Repeatedly call libusb_handle_events() in blocking mode from a dedicated
  *    thread.

diff --git a/libusb/version_nano.h b/libusb/version_nano.h
index 7636904..0782b51 100644 (file)
--- a/libusb/version_nano.h
+++ b/libusb/version_nano.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define LIBUSB_NANO 11542
+#define LIBUSB_NANO 11543