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From: Valentin Nechayev <netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua>
To: Daniel Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com>
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Subject: Re: _sigprocmask in malloc.c causes full file table?
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.1010812101250.25909A-100000@pcnet1.pcnet.com>; from eischen@vigrid.com on Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 10:29:53AM -0400
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 Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 10:29:53, eischen (Daniel Eischen) wrote about "Re: _sigprocmask in malloc.c causes full file table?": 

> sigprocmask() behaves the same as pthread_sigmask().  pthread_sigmask()
> needs to obtain the current thread.  In obtaining the current thread,
> the threads library must be initialized.  In initializing the threads
> library malloc() is called.  Wash, rinse, repeat.
> 
> Don't put _sigprocmask() in malloc.

One can use sigprocmask() in malloc() after thread library initialized.
But set of signals to block in malloc() is too application-dependent
than to use such approach without bad side effects.
Signal unblocking windows during event cycle seems more productive.


/netch

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