Subj : Re: proper order of pthread_mutex_unlock() and pthread_cond_signal()
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Markus Elfring
Date : Tue Feb 01 2005 07:19 am

> I've read that pthread_cond_signal(&cond) should actually be inside the
> locked code segment (critical section) and not outside as shown in the
> example above. Any comments on why one of the correct solutions is the
> way to go? Both work for me but I'm quite confident that one is wrong.

The discussion "A word of caution when juggling
pthread_cond_signal/pthread_mutex_unlock" contains some useful descriptions
already.
http://groups.google.de/groups?threadm=d976b79f.0403182115.45c8fed4%40posting.go
ogle.com

Regards,
Markus

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