Subj : Re: pthread_mutex_lock throws an exception on receiving signal 15
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : pankaj-startup
Date : Wed Sep 21 2005 10:18 am


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> It is extremely unlikely that *that* is what's happening, because
> exceptions propagate up the stack, and each thread has a separate
> stack.
>

Suppose a parentThread has one function which spwans a childThread. If
i dont try/catch exception in childThread, then would exception raised
in childThread be catched in parentThread try/catch (assuming that
parentThread waits further after spwaning childThread)?

> difficult and best avoided. Attempting to lock a mutex in an
> async-signal context is definitely not a good idea.
>

Why so? can you please elaborate a little bit?

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