pthread_atfork()

[Jitendra Sasmal]

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

Thanking you in advance.

With Regards
Jitendra Sasmal

[David Gibbs]

Jitendra Sasmal <sasmal_jk@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

Since fork() is only supported in a single-threaded application, you
generally don't need pthread_atfork().

What are you trying to accomplish?

-David
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[Jitendra Sasmal]

Thank you very much !

Actually,after going through the documentation of pthread_atfork(),I was
trying to create a deadlock situation and to solve it using
pthread_atfork().
All this is for my information only.

With Regards
Jitendra Sasmal

David Gibbs wrote:

Jitendra Sasmal <sasmal_jk@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

Since fork() is only supported in a single-threaded application, you
generally don't need pthread_atfork().

What are you trying to accomplish?

-David
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[Bill Caroselli]

David Gibbs <dagibbs@qnx.com> wrote:
DG > Jitendra Sasmal <sasmal_jk@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

DG > Since fork() is only supported in a single-threaded application, you
DG > generally don't need pthread_atfork().

I would suggest that the document page for pthread_atfork() be amended
to reflect the fact that this function can not actually be used in a
multi-threaded QNX6 system.

[David Gibbs]

Bill Caroselli <qtps@earthlink.net> wrote:

David Gibbs <dagibbs@qnx.com> wrote:
DG > Jitendra Sasmal <sasmal_jk@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

DG > Since fork() is only supported in a single-threaded application, you
DG > generally don't need pthread_atfork().

I would suggest that the document page for pthread_atfork() be amended
to reflect the fact that this function can not actually be used in a
multi-threaded QNX6 system.

But pthread_atfork() can be used... and, I'm pretty sure will cause the
appropriate handlers to be called.

-David
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[Colin Burgess]

David Gibbs <dagibbs@qnx.com> wrote:

Bill Caroselli <qtps@earthlink.net> wrote:
David Gibbs <dagibbs@qnx.com> wrote:
DG > Jitendra Sasmal <sasmal_jk@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
How to use pthread_atfork() in qnx as fork() is supported only in single
threaded application in qnx ?

DG > Since fork() is only supported in a single-threaded application, you
DG > generally don't need pthread_atfork().

I would suggest that the document page for pthread_atfork() be amended
to reflect the fact that this function can not actually be used in a
multi-threaded QNX6 system.

But pthread_atfork() can be used... and, I'm pretty sure will cause the
appropriate handlers to be called.

Yes, but fork() itself will fail... :v)

-David
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