--- libev/ev.pod 2009/07/08 02:46:05 1.247 +++ libev/ev.pod 2009/07/08 04:14:34 1.248 @@ -1494,8 +1494,8 @@ passed (not I, so on systems with very low-resolution clocks this might introduce a small delay). If multiple timers become ready during the same loop iteration then the ones with earlier time-out values are invoked -before ones with later time-out values (but this is no longer true when a -callback calls C recursively). +before ones of the same priority with later time-out values (but this is +no longer true when a callback calls C recursively). =head3 Be smart about timeouts @@ -2034,6 +2034,9 @@ Only the default event loop is capable of handling signals, and therefore you can only register child watchers in the default event loop. +Due to some design glitches inside libev, child watchers will always be +handled at maximum priority (their priority is set to EV_MAXPRI by libev) + =head3 Process Interaction Libev grabs C as soon as the default event loop is