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 above. This reduces dependencies and makes libev faster.
 =item EV_ATOMIC_T
 Libev requires an integer type (suitable for storing C<0> or C<1>) whose
-access is atomic and serialised with respect to other threads or signal
+access is atomic with respect to other threads or signal contexts. No
-contexts. No such type is easily found in the C language, so you can
+such type is easily found in the C language, so you can provide your own
-provide your own type that you know is safe for your purposes. It is used
+type that you know is safe for your purposes. It is used both for signal
-both for signal handler "locking" as well as for signal and thread safety
+handler "locking" as well as for signal and thread safety in C<ev_async>
-in C<ev_async> watchers.
+watchers.
 In the absence of this define, libev will use C<sig_atomic_t volatile>
-(from F<signal.h>), which is usually good enough on most platforms,
+(from F<signal.h>), which is usually good enough on most platforms.
-although strictly speaking using a type that also implies a memory fence
-is required.
 =item EV_H (h)
 The name of the F<ev.h> header file used to include it. The default if
 undefined is C<"ev.h"> in F<event.h>, F<ev.c> and F<ev++.h>. This can be

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