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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:17:13 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] alt and chanfree
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> > isn't that what chanclose()/chanclosing() is for?
> >
> > - erik
> >
> >
>
> Not at all. Chanclose and chanclosing are to be used while the channel
> still exists.
> A closed channel is not a freed channel. Close/closing are useful for
> synchronizing the cleanup
> but no other operation should be done on a channel after it has been
> freed because
> the channel no longer exists.

of course i ment using chanclose as the first step.  the
thread running the alt can free the closed channel.

- erik