Subj : Re: Killing threads
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Srini Palthepu
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 06:32 pm


>>My application has a set of daemon threads for doing the work
>>that are alocated for each client request. But when a thread hangs in
>>the proces of serving a client for any reason, I need to cleanup.
>>I am trying to kill the hung thread and respawn a new one as a way
>>of cleaning up.
> 
> 
> This is a thread pool?

yes.


> Why not add the logic to the threads to detect a timed out condition and clean 
> up after themselves?
> 

How do a thread that is blocked doing the work
detect timeout? In my case, the main thread gets a
reset request from client upon timeout.
May be I can send an interrup signal instead of
SIGKILL to the thread.

thanks
Srini

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