From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Neil Jerram Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.devel Subject: Re: Locks and threads Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:57:48 +0000 Message-ID: <87eiwlsa4z.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> References: <87mycsd2rj.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> <87vdqovofz.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> <87vdqhc4oi.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1238007493 16798 80.91.229.12 (25 Mar 2009 18:58:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:58:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Linas Vepstas To: Guile Development Original-X-From: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 25 19:59:31 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LmYK0-0002EN-Q1 for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:59:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37661 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LmYId-0001DV-07 for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:58:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LmYIW-0001D8-MY for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:56 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LmYIR-0001Cp-3T for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:55 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54461 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LmYIQ-0001Cm-Tu for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mail3.uklinux.net ([80.84.72.33]:53350) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LmYIQ-00021A-GL for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:50 -0400 Original-Received: from arudy (host86-157-180-39.range86-157.btcentralplus.com [86.157.180.39]) by mail3.uklinux.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE4491F679C; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:57:49 +0000 (GMT) Original-Received: from arudy.ossau.uklinux.net (arudy [127.0.0.1]) by arudy (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04C9738013; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:57:48 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <87vdqhc4oi.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> (Neil Jerram's message of "Tue\, 10 Mar 2009 23\:57\:01 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:8316 Archived-At: Neil Jerram writes: > I've been running Linas's define-race test program, and hitting the > `throw from within critical section' quite a lot. > > We've already discussed this a couple of times: > http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-guile@gnu.org/msg04613.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/guile-devel@gnu.org/msg03016.html > > Andy proposed just removing the check for 1.8.x, but I would prefer to > keep it if possible, as I think there probably still are genuine > problems where the check could help. What about the patch below? I don't believe anyone commented on this, but I've committed it now to 1.8.x. In case of any concerns, please let me know. Neil