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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index 1c50d4610b..057fb9cdf8 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -603,8 +603,10 @@ All Global Variables and Functions have one of the following visibility styles: <p>Global variables define regions of memory allocated at compilation time instead of run-time. Global variables may optionally be initialized, may have an explicit section to be placed in, and may -have an optional explicit alignment specified. A -variable may be defined as a global "constant," which indicates that the +have an optional explicit alignment specified. A variable may be defined as +"thread_local", which means that it will not be shared by threads (each thread +will have a separated copy of the variable). +A variable may be defined as a global "constant," which indicates that the contents of the variable will <b>never</b> be modified (enabling better optimization, allowing the global data to be placed in the read-only section of an executable, etc). Note that variables that need runtime initialization |