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Re: Question on pthread_cancel/pthread_exit and thread stack unwind

From: Eljay Love-Jensen <eljay at adobe dot com>
To: Yufeng_Xiong at ltx dot com, gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:40:10 -0500
Subject: Re: Question on pthread_cancel/pthread_exit and thread stack unwind
References: <OFBBDDBD2F.619D4C4F-ON85256F11.006B8B4E-85256F11.006B43B9@ltx.com>

Hi Yufeng,

Refrain from using pthread_cancel and pthread_exit. Those are Big Hammers and Sharp Knives.

Instead, set a variable that is monitored by the thread and set by the owner-thread / main thread which signals the child thread to terminate gracefully.

Mutex / condvar yada yada yada like normal apply.

HTH,
--Eljay

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