Denis Oliver Kropp wrote:
> Claudio Ciccani schrieb:
>> Denis Oliver Kropp wrote:
>>> But pthread_cancel() also terminates the thread at mutex_lock for
>>> example which would be bad if a lock is already taken. I'd prefer
>>> having well chosen voluntary exit points.
>>>
>>
>> That can be avoided by using a similar procedure:
>>
>> pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANEL_DISABLE)
>> //
>> // safe calls ...
>> //
>> pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE)
>> // process pending cancelations
>> pthread_testcancel()
>>
>>
>> According to me, the problems you are encountering suggest that
>> pthread_cancel() should not be removed.
>
> The DI guys prefer to not add a needed extra library (on AMD64), but
> replace those calls.
>
But an ordinary system have that library installed!
We could provide a patch for Debian, but we should not change DirectFB
main code accoring to me.
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Regards,
Claudio Ciccani
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