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Diffstat (limited to 'xorg-server/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | xorg-server/doc/xml/Xserver-spec.xml | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/xorg-server/doc/xml/Xserver-spec.xml b/xorg-server/doc/xml/Xserver-spec.xml index c8168f4f0..3bea5e968 100644 --- a/xorg-server/doc/xml/Xserver-spec.xml +++ b/xorg-server/doc/xml/Xserver-spec.xml @@ -4854,16 +4854,16 @@ If the function is called more than once on the same key, all calls must use the same value for <type>size</type> or the server will abort.</para>
<para>
-To request private space and have the server manage the key, use
+To request per-screen private space in an object, use
<blockquote><programlisting>
- DevPrivateKey dixCreatePrivateKey(DevPrivateType type, unsigned size);
+ Bool dixRegisterScreenPrivateKey(DevScreenPrivateKey key, ScreenPtr pScreen, DevPrivateType type, unsigned size);
</programlisting></blockquote>
The <parameter>type</parameter> and <parameter>size</parameter> arguments are
the same as those to <function>dixRegisterPrivateKey</function> but this
-function allocates a <type>DevPrivateKeyRec</type> and returns a pointer to it
-instead of requiring the caller to pass a pointer to an existing structure.
-The server will free it automatically when the privates system is restarted
-at server reset time.</para>
+function ensures the given <parameter>key</parameter> exists on objects of
+the specified type with distinct storage for the given
+<parameter>pScreen</parameter>. The key is usable on ScreenPrivate variants
+that are otherwise equivalent to the following Private functions.</para>
<para>
To attach a piece of private data to an object, use:
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