Re: Thread IDs?

FROM : Mike Vannorsdel
DATE : Thu Oct 03 22:56:02 2002

I'm in kernel mode.  Through testing, it appears using the
thread_shuttle struct is quite reliable for what I need.


On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 11:35  PM, Justin C. Walker wrote:

> You're still not being clear.  Is this kernel mode operation?  If you
> are concerned with user-mode issues, you can't cause a deadlock this
> way (AFAIK).  That's why we want to understand what "in a system call"
> means.  If you're concerned about existing code that implements system
> calls, then user-mode thread issues are not likely to cause deadlocks.
>  If you're introducing new system calls, that's another issue.
>
> Read Jim's message again.
>
> The thread_shuttle is pretty stable, as I understand it (and only of
> value in the kernel), but without some salient details, it's hard to
> tell.