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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:21:11 +0200
From: Szabolcs Nagy <nsz@...t70.net>
To: Hydro Flask <hydroflask@...mail.com>
Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>, musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Idea: futex() system call entry point
* Hydro Flask <hydroflask@...mail.com> [2020-07-16 23:29:53 -0700]:
> On 2020-07-16 23:10, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > * Hydro Flask:
> >
> > > I have a project that implements an API that must be AS-safe.
> >
> > > Had the idea of using futex() but my other constraint is that the
> > > blocking call must also be a cancellation point.
> >
> > Cancellation points in signal handlers lead to asynchronous
> > cancellation. Are you sure that this is what you want?
>
> Yes I am aware of that. The caller is responsible for making sure it is safe
> to call the cancellation point in the signal handler per the recommendations
> in POSIX.
how does the caller ensure that the interrupted
code is async cancel safe?
>
> This same API is used in both synchronous and asynchronous contexts, which
> is why it must be a cancellation point.
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