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Subject: Re: stopping callouts
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Sam Leffler wrote:
> 
> If you use callout_init_mtx then use callout_stop while holding my_mtx; 
> if the callout is blocked waiting for my_mtx the request will be discarded.
> 
> callout_drain should not be called while holding my_mtx because it can 
> sleep.
> 


Thanks,
than I will use:


MTX_LOCK;
...
callout_stop();
MTX_UNLOCK;