Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:29:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com> To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen _pthread_stubs.c Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.1010611192516.21525A-100000@pcnet1.pcnet.com> In-Reply-To: <200106112318.f5BNIcU58834@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Ian Dowse wrote: > iedowse 2001/06/11 16:18:38 PDT > > Modified files: > lib/libc/gen _pthread_stubs.c > Log: > Make the non-threaded stub for pthread_sigmask() a no-op instead > of calling sigprocmask(). This matches the behaviour of thr_sigsetmask() > on Solaris; _pthread_sigmask_stub was added purely for compatibility > with Solaris (for TI-RPC), so it might as well do the same thing. > > This fixes the problem where client RPC calls ignored all signals > for the complete duration of the RPC. This behaviour is currently > necessary in the threaded case due to locking issues, but was never > intended to occur in non-threaded programs. Just to clarify a bit. This was not ever a problem in the threaded case because pthread_sigmask only set the _threads_ signal mask and not the process signal mask. Signals continue to work (interrupt) for threaded RPC apps. Thanks for fixing this Ian! -- Dan Eischen To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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