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Re: 1.3.4?
- To: Robert Collins <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Subject: Re: 1.3.4?
- From: Jason Tishler <jason at tishler dot net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:45:50 -0400
- Cc: cygwin-developers at cygwin dot com
Rob,
On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 12:54:33PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jason Tishler [mailto:jason@tishler.net]
> >
> > While trying to release my first threaded Python
> > distribution, I believe
> > that I have found another pthreads hang. For those
> > interested, see the
> > attached for a gdb session.
>
> This is a *known* race condition. It has always existed on 9x, and I had
> no choice for NT about introducing it.
I knew this and then forgot (sorry). Thanks for reminding me.
> I'm working on some upgrades to
> the muto object which will _hopefully_ allow a correct fix for both
> platforms.
>
> The race is that an event can get missed if one thread is entering a
> wait just when another signals.
I'm leaning toward holding off releasing a threaded Python until your
muto upgrade in complete. Do you concur?
Thanks,
Jason