pthread_start.c

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1994 by Xerox Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 1996 by Silicon Graphics.  All rights reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 1998 by Fergus Henderson.  All rights reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 by Hewlett-Packard Development Company.
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 */

/* We want to make sure that GC_thread_exit_proc() is unconditionally   */
/* invoked, even if the client is not compiled with -fexceptions, but   */
/* the GC is.  The workaround is to put GC_inner_start_routine() in its */
/* own file (pthread_start.c), and undefine __EXCEPTIONS in the GCC     */
/* case at the top of the file.  FIXME: it's still unclear whether this */
/* will actually cause the exit handler to be invoked last when         */
/* thread_exit is called (and if -fexceptions is used).                 */
#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__linux__)
  /* We undefine __EXCEPTIONS to avoid using GCC __cleanup__ attribute. */
  /* The current NPTL implementation of pthread_cleanup_push uses       */
  /* __cleanup__ attribute when __EXCEPTIONS is defined (-fexceptions). */
  /* The stack unwinding and cleanup with __cleanup__ attributes work   */
  /* correctly when everything is compiled with -fexceptions, but it is */
  /* not the requirement for this library clients to use -fexceptions   */
  /* everywhere.  With __EXCEPTIONS undefined, the cleanup routines are */
  /* registered with __pthread_register_cancel thus should work anyway. */
# undef __EXCEPTIONS
#endif

#include "private/pthread_support.h"

#if defined(GC_PTHREADS) && !defined(GC_WIN32_THREADS)

#include <pthread.h>
#include <sched.h>

/* Invoked from GC_start_routine(). */
GC_INNER_PTHRSTART void * GC_CALLBACK GC_inner_start_routine(
                                        struct GC_stack_base *sb, void *arg)
{
  void * (*start)(void *);
  void * start_arg;
  void * result;
  volatile GC_thread me =
                GC_start_rtn_prepare_thread(&start, &start_arg, sb, arg);

# ifndef NACL
    pthread_cleanup_push(GC_thread_exit_proc, me);
# endif
  result = (*start)(start_arg);
# if defined(DEBUG_THREADS) && !defined(GC_PTHREAD_START_STANDALONE)
    GC_log_printf("Finishing thread %p\n", (void *)pthread_self());
# endif
  me -> status = result;
  GC_end_stubborn_change(me); /* cannot use GC_dirty */
# ifndef NACL
    pthread_cleanup_pop(1);
    /* Cleanup acquires lock, ensuring that we can't exit while         */
    /* a collection that thinks we're alive is trying to stop us.       */
# endif
  return result;
}

#endif /* GC_PTHREADS */