From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
To: guile-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Using define in multiple threads?
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:18:45 -0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gfrqvq$os6$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3ae3aa420811161427t6b2c65d1q4adcd6e9a5689ddc@mail.gmail.com>
Linas Vepstas escreveu:
> Is it "safe" or "legal" to use define in multiple threads?
I guess not. Someone -I forgot who- put in the pthreads without thinking
through the consequences.
Look through eval.c, you´ll see
SCM_SETCAR (expr, SCM_IM_DO);
// *
SCM_SETCDR (expr, tail);
which is very dubious if a thread switch happens at (*)
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - hanwen@xs4all.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-17 13:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-16 22:27 Using define in multiple threads? Linas Vepstas
2008-11-17 13:18 ` Han-Wen Nienhuys [this message]
2008-11-17 14:57 ` Ludovic Courtès
2008-11-17 20:45 ` Andy Wingo
2008-11-18 10:20 ` Ludovic Courtès
2008-11-19 23:36 ` Neil Jerram
2008-11-19 23:45 ` Andy Wingo
2008-11-20 8:33 ` Ludovic Courtès
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