hi All,
I have a multithreaded c/c++ app containing a simple
(self-developed)
queue. 3 operations -'insert(..)', 'retrieve()' & 'length()'.
As part of 'retrieve' a call to 'delete' is made to remove the
head of the queue. Only 2 threads ever use this queue - strictly one
for
inserting and another for retrieving ( and yes access is mutex
protected
on all 3 operations ).
Although very _infrequent_, the problem is that the call
to delete in retrieve causes segmentation violation. It is a real
nuisance as
one may run the app many times without fail but on some occassions
it fails.
Has anyone encountered/resolved simliar problems in anyother app ?
Could this issue be the result of word alignment ?
I suspect a memory corruption - but I cannot seem to figure out
when/where/how it could happen.
One characteristic of the app is that this queue is hammered quite
intensively - both inserts and retrieves.
Any hints much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Rajnish
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