Subj : Re: pthread function behavior in C++ program
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Peter Dimov
Date : Mon Jun 13 2005 02:09 am

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Peter Dimov wrote:
> [...]
>> https://listman.redhat.com/archives/phil-list/2004-May/msg00016.html
>>
>> "The thread library does, and will probably even more so in future,
>> alter the state of the library once a thread is canceled and this is
>> not reversible."
>
> Yeah. In his current implementation he does alter a flag or two. It's
> certainly reversible. He's simply hallucinating.

Hallucinations aside, is his position - that a canceled thread must remain 
canceled - reasonable (as long as it's done the right way)? I don't have an 
opinion yet.

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