Re: [CVS] commit

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From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 03 1999 - 13:33:52 EST


>
> On Feb 3, 1999, Godmar Back <gback@cs.utah.edu> wrote:
>
> > Isn't making the calls to libltdl thread-safe on our TODO list ever
> > since it was introduced?
>
> They are thread safe, because libnative is dlopened before the
> threading system is started, and, after that, only System.loadLibrary
> will load libraries, but it is already synchronized.
>

If that's so, then how is it possible for VTALRM to screw up things?
The VTALRM signals are not activated until the threading system is
started.

BTW, I found a reasonably fast 333MHz UltraSparc so I can test the
Solaris stuff myself now.

        -- Godmar


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