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* RE: pthread condition variables question
@ 2003-11-12  4:26 Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky
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From: Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky @ 2003-11-12  4:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: sankar, linux-kernel

> From: sankar

> How is pthread condition variables implemented on linux. Specifically I want
> to know how pthread_cond_signal() wakes the waiting thread. Does it send any
> specific signal to the waiting thread or is there any other means??

Using futexes (wait queues); http://people.redhat.com/drepper/futex.pdf.

Iñaky Pérez-González -- Not speaking for Intel -- all opinions are my own (and my fault)

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* pthread condition variables question
@ 2003-11-10 19:07 sankar
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From: sankar @ 2003-11-10 19:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Hi,
How is pthread condition variables implemented on linux. Specifically I want
to know how pthread_cond_signal() wakes the waiting thread. Does it send any
specific signal to the waiting thread or is there any other means??

Thx in advance.

Sankarshana M

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