YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, pthread_mutex_(un)lock is not async-signal-safe. But we are > already using such functions as malloc in the signal handler context > (with the help of BLOCK_INPUT). I guess calling > pthread_mutex_(un)lock in the signal handler context is safe in > reality unless the interrupted thread is also executing > pthread_mutex_(un)lock for the same mutex.
"I guess ... safe in reality unless ..." Maybe I have been around programmers too long, but I don't find this exactly reassuring. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug