On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Tom Lane wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:11:12 -0400 > From: Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Unixware 714 pthreads > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > if i do it a second time in the same session, blockme() never returns > > > I wonder if handle_sig_alarm is re-armed after being used > > No. Why should the signal handler need re-arming? My impression was that once caught, signal handler for a particular signal is reset to SIG-DFL. > > > or if sleep is used anywhere in the backend. > > Nope. > > regards, tom lane > Oh well, bye bye htreads on unixware, I give up! (very disapointed)
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