@@ -390,7 +390,66 @@ impl Builder {
390390 unsafe { self . spawn_unchecked ( f) }
391391 }
392392
393- /// FIXME: Doc
393+ /// Spawns a new thread without any lifetime restrictions by taking ownership
394+ /// of the `Builder`, and returns an [`io::Result`] to its [`JoinHandle`].
395+ ///
396+ /// The spawned thread may outlive the caller (unless the caller thread
397+ /// is the main thread; the whole process is terminated when the main
398+ /// thread finishes). The join handle can be used to block on
399+ /// termination of the child thread, including recovering its panics.
400+ ///
401+ /// This method is identical to [`thread::Builder::spawn`][`Builder::spawn`],
402+ /// except for the relaxed lifetime bounds, which render it unsafe.
403+ /// For a more complete documentation see [`thread::spawn`][`spawn`].
404+ ///
405+ /// # Errors
406+ ///
407+ /// Unlike the [`spawn`] free function, this method yields an
408+ /// [`io::Result`] to capture any failure to create the thread at
409+ /// the OS level.
410+ ///
411+ /// # Panics
412+ ///
413+ /// Panics if a thread name was set and it contained null bytes.
414+ ///
415+ /// # Safety
416+ ///
417+ /// The caller has to ensure that no references in the supplied thread closure
418+ /// or its return type can outlive the spawned thread's lifetime. This can be
419+ /// guaranteed in two ways:
420+ ///
421+ /// - ensure that [`join`][`JoinHandle::join`] is called before any referenced
422+ /// data is dropped
423+ /// - use only types with `'static` lifetime bounds, i.e. those with no or only
424+ /// `'static` references (both [`thread::Builder::spawn`][`Builder::spawn`]
425+ /// and [`thread::spawn`][`spawn`] enforce this property statically)
426+ ///
427+ /// # Examples
428+ ///
429+ /// ```
430+ /// use std::thread;
431+ ///
432+ /// let builder = thread::Builder::new();
433+ ///
434+ /// let x = 1;
435+ /// let thread_x = &x;
436+ ///
437+ /// let handler = unsafe {
438+ /// builder.spawn_unchecked(move || {
439+ /// println!("x = {}", *thread_x);
440+ /// }).unwrap();
441+ /// }
442+ ///
443+ /// // caller has to ensure `join()` is called, otherwise
444+ /// // it is possible to access freed memory if `x` gets
445+ /// // dropped before the thread closure is executed!
446+ /// handler.join.unwrap();
447+ /// ```
448+ ///
449+ /// [`spawn`]: ../../std/thread/fn.spawn.html
450+ /// [`Builder::spawn`]: ../../std/thread/struct.Builder.html#method.spawn
451+ /// [`io::Result`]: ../../std/io/type.Result.html
452+ /// [`JoinHandle`]: ../../std/thread/struct.JoinHandle.html
394453 #[ unstable( feature = "thread_spawn_unchecked" , issue = "0" ) ]
395454 pub unsafe fn spawn_unchecked < F , T > ( self , f : F ) -> io:: Result < JoinHandle < T > > where
396455 F : FnOnce ( ) -> T , F : Send , T : Send
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