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)

cheers
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