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@ -794,9 +794,10 @@ Ref/unref can be used to add or remove a reference count on the event
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loop: Every watcher keeps one reference, and as long as the reference
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count is nonzero, C<ev_loop> will not return on its own.
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If you have a watcher you never unregister that should not keep C<ev_loop>
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from returning, call ev_unref() after starting, and ev_ref() before
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stopping it.
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This is useful when you have a watcher that you never intend to
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unregister, but that nevertheless should not keep C<ev_loop> from
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returning. In such a case, call C<ev_unref> after starting, and C<ev_ref>
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before stopping it.
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As an example, libev itself uses this for its internal signal pipe: It
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is not visible to the libev user and should not keep C<ev_loop> from
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