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robust pthread mutexes too?
robust pthread mutexes too?
Posted Feb 16, 2006 21:47 UTC (Thu) by cdarroch (subscriber, #26812)In reply to: A bit like the VDSO in reverse: by mingo
Parent article: Robust futexes - a new approach
Would this allow for the development of functions similar to those found in Solaris, namely pthread_mutexattr_getrobust_np(), pthread_mutexattr_setrobust_np(), and pthread_mutex_consistent_np()? (The "_np" is for non-portable, if I remember correctly.)
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robust pthread mutexes too?
Posted Feb 16, 2006 22:51 UTC (Thu) by mingo (subscriber, #31122) [Link]
Correct - these APIs are being standardized by POSIX, and this patchset aims at enabling them. Ulrich Drepper (glibc's maintainer) has already written the necessary glibc modifications to enable robust pthread_mutex_t mutexes, so once the new syscalls are accepted by the upstream kernel, glibc support should follow soon.