Changes between Version 106 and Version 107 of processus_thread

Timestamp:

Aug 22, 2018, 6:08:12 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

alain

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processus_thread

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 === 5.2) Thread running in ATTACHED mode ===
 
-The thread destruction is more complex if the target thread T is running in ATTACHED mode, because another joining thread J, executing the ''pthread_join()'' system call, must be informed of the termination of thread T. As the ''thread_kill()'' function (executed by the killer thread K) and the ''sys_thread_join()'' (executed by the joining thread J) can be executed in any order, this requires a "rendez-vous": The first arrived thread blocks and deschedules. It will be unblocked by the other thread. 
+The thread destruction is more complex if the target thread T is running in ATTACHED mode, because another joining thread J, executing the  [https://www-soc.lip6.fr/trac/almos-mkh/browser/trunk/kernel/syscalls/sys_thread_join.c pthread_join()]  syscall, must be informed of the termination of thread T. As the ''thread_delete()'' function (executed by the killer thread K) and the ''sys_thread_join()'' (executed by the joining thread J) can be executed in any order, this requires a "rendez-vous": The first arrived thread blocks and deschedules. It will be unblocked by the other thread. 
 
 This destruction mechanism can involve three threads: the target thread T, the killer thread K, and the joining thread J: