[Python-checkins] r76253 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

[antoine.pitrou]

Author: antoine.pitrou
Date: Fri Nov 13 23:58:45 2009
New Revision: 76253

Log:
Add a note about the RLock acceleration



Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst	Fri Nov 13 23:58:45 2009
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@
 
   (Contributed by Antoine Pitrou)
 
+* Recursive locks (created with the :func:`threading.RLock` API) now benefit
+  from a C implementation which makes them as fast as regular locks, and
+  between 10x and 15x faster than their previous pure Python implementation.
+
+  (Contributed by Antoine Pitrou; :issue:`3001`.)
+
 
 Optimizations
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