Document timer thread.
diff --git a/asio/src/doc/overview/implementation.qbk b/asio/src/doc/overview/implementation.qbk index 63b3325..757ba6e 100644 --- a/asio/src/doc/overview/implementation.qbk +++ b/asio/src/doc/overview/implementation.qbk
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ `io_service::run()`, `io_service::run_one()`, `io_service::poll()` or `io_service::poll_one()`. +* An additional thread per `io_service` is used to trigger timers. This thread +is created on construction of the first `deadline_timer` or +`deadline_timer_service` objects. + * An additional thread per `io_service` is used for the `select` demultiplexing. This thread is created on the first call to `async_connect()`.