From: Hydro Flask <hydroflask@yqxmail.com>
To: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
Cc: musl@lists.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [musl] Idea: futex() system call entry point
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:29:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4095a8a7f75becee9bcfc71024e43802@yqxmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pn8uwu18.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com>
On 2020-07-16 23:10, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Hydro Flask:
>
>> I have a project that implements an API that must be AS-safe.
>
>> Had the idea of using futex() but my other constraint is that the
>> blocking call must also be a cancellation point.
>
> Cancellation points in signal handlers lead to asynchronous
> cancellation. Are you sure that this is what you want?
Yes I am aware of that. The caller is responsible for making sure it is
safe to call the cancellation point in the signal handler per the
recommendations in POSIX.
This same API is used in both synchronous and asynchronous contexts,
which is why it must be a cancellation point.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-07-17 6:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-07-17 5:51 Hydro Flask
2020-07-17 6:10 ` Florian Weimer
2020-07-17 6:29 ` Hydro Flask [this message]
2020-07-17 9:21 ` Szabolcs Nagy
2020-07-17 14:43 ` Carlos O'Donell
2020-07-17 18:57 ` Hydro Flask
2020-07-17 21:10 ` Szabolcs Nagy
2020-07-17 21:19 ` Rich Felker
2020-07-17 21:27 ` Carlos O'Donell
2020-07-17 21:37 ` Hydro Flask
2020-07-17 23:30 ` Rich Felker
2020-07-18 1:21 ` Hydro Flask
2020-07-18 7:56 ` Szabolcs Nagy
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