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Subject: RE: sem_trywait returns EAGAIN (rather than returning -1 and setting errno)
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Thread-Topic: sem_trywait returns EAGAIN (rather than returning -1 and setting errno)
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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew T. Schnable [mailto:schnable AT enteract DOT com] 
> returning -1 and setting errno)
> 
> 
> I think all the sem_* functions are broken similarly.  I have 
> the threads.cc file modified 
> and was going to try and submit patches, but I am having some 
> issues getting the regression tests working (even before I 
> put my changes in...)  A soon as I get these issues resolved 
> and verify my fixes, I can try and submit 
> a patch for everything (like all good cygwin users should!)  
> (Unless of course you beat me to it - and at this rate - you will!)
> 
> Thanks for helping me out with this.

No probs. Just drop the patch in , properly changelogged and formatted.
I'll eyeball it for regressions (The pthreads code is (mostly) trivial,
so I comfortable with this.). I/We'll need to write some new regression
tests though. 

Rob

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