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From: "Norman Vine" <nhv AT cape DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: hang in pthread_cond_signal
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 17:19:42 -0400
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Greg Smith wrote:
>>
>Seems pthread_cond_signal can hang while another thread
>is waiting on the condition AND a pthread_cond_signal
>has been previously issued when no one was waiting on the
>condition.  

Hi Greg,

I believe that this same behaviour is what is causing
threading with Python to 'freeze'.

Thanks for your clear example that pinpoints the problem !

Cheers

Norman VIne


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