* Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]> [2010-10-19 21:01:03]:
> On 10/19/2010 08:36 PM, Balbir Singh wrote:
> >Ideally you need
> >
> > s = pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
> >
> >But qemu will need to wrap this around as well.
>
> Why? QEMU is never using thread cancellation.
>
Yes, I agree, in the longer run, cancellation is a good way to kill
threads, specially in a thread pool. My comment was more along the
lines of good practices and potential use of pthread_cancel(), not a
strict comment on something urgent or broken.
--
Three Cheers,
Balbir
