----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Barata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Cygwin Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Bug in pthread ?
> > >This is a bug in your code. You are unlocking an already unlocked mutex. > >Cygwin should return EPERM to that call - and I note you are note > >checking any error codes from the system calls, which is quite dangerou > >programming style. > > yes, you're right, I don't need to unlock an already unlocked mutex. > and I should have tested the returned values. > mea culpa. > > but, is it a reason to get the program blocked when trying to lock the mutex > ? No, and I will be looking into this, but as a low priority - for correct use it hasn't been a problem. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
