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Subject: Re: ntsec patch #4: passwd and group
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com
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Date: 09 Nov 2002 09:28:35 +1100
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On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 03:19, Corinna Vinschen wrote:


> > 3) Why is pthread_testcancel called after read_etc_passwd
> >    in some (but not all) passwd.cc functions, but never after
> >    read_etc_group in grp.cc ?
>=20
> I don't know.  I'm not familar with pthread.  Robert?

the libc cancellation work is only partially completed. There is a long
list of functions that need to provide cancellation points in thread.cc
(or check the standard).

Rob
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