Subj : Re: use of condition variables without pthread_cond_wait and ptread_cond_timedwait
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joseph Seigh
Date : Mon Jan 10 2005 09:10 am

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:41:05 +0100, Frank Pool <frank.poolnospam@gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have some existing code with a condition variable at file scope.
> After every mutex lock and unlock, pthread_cond_signal is called. Does
> this make sense if noone is waiting on the condition variable ?
> I can''t find pthread_cond_wait or pthread_cond_timedwait in this
> code. Can I remove the condition variable with a clear consience  ?
>

File scope?  Sure, you can remove it as long as the loading of other
object files doesn't complain about not being able to resolve the condition
variable symbol.


Joe Seigh

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