Am 27.09.2012 09:13, schrieb joerg-cyril.hoe...@t-systems.com: > Hi, > > Recently I thought I found a use-case for CreateThread(CREATE_SUSPENDED). > The idiom is to get the thread handle before the thread starts a life on its > own. > > I looked at the kernel tests, > http://source.winehq.org/source/dlls/kernel32/tests/thread.c#L460 > > However, both invocations with CREATE_SUSPENDED actually test the > pair CreateThread + SuspendThread. The tests do not prove that > CREATE_SUSPENDED works! > They only prove that the suspend counter and perhaps SuspendThread work. > > a) Does Wine not support CREATE_SUSPENDED, so that the tests do the best they > can? > In such a case, a WARN("ignoring SUSPENDED flag, beware of race > conditions\n") would be appropriate. > > or > b) CREATE_SUSPENDED is fully supported on all platforms. > Then the tests need some refinement.
Why did you only had a look at the tests? I checked the source in 30 seconds and answered the question for me: CREATE_SUSPENDED is an essential part of the CreateThread Implementation. Anyway, more tests are always welcome. -- Best Regards, André Hentschel
