holding a mutex that uses this implementation, the server will deadlock
and stop responding to requests. When this occurs, the server will
require a manual restart to recover.</p>
- <p>Solaris is a notable exception as it provides a mechanism which
+ <p>Solaris and Linux are notable exceptions as they provide a mechanism which
usually allows the mutex to be recovered after a child process
terminates abnormally while holding a mutex.</p>
- <p>If your system implements the
+ <p>If your system is POSIX compliant or if it implements the
<code>pthread_mutexattr_setrobust_np()</code> function, you may be able
to use the <code>pthread</code> option safely.</p>
</note>