> 0) complexifies comparison of thread IDs without obvious benefits, and
The reverse argument is also true: using IDs would complexify everything else with the only benefit of simplifying the equal primitive. > 1) does not work reliably because handles can be duplicated, and That's pure FUD. > 2) makes `__gthread_self()` return invalid handles in detached threads. Admittedly, but this can be fixed if this is deemed necessary by clearing the thread descriptor when detaching the thread. -- Eric Botcazou
