Re: pthreads: shouldn't nanosleep() be a cancellation point ?

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:17:22 +0200
In message <Pine.GSO.4.43.0508021007350.5408-100000_at_sea.ntplx.net>, Daniel Eisc
hen writes:

>Hmm, the same could be said for sleep() in libc also, but we jump
>through hoops to allow the thread libraries override sleep() with
>their own cancellable version.  I think this is in case libc wants
>to use sleep(), usleep(), nanosleep() internally and not introduce
>cancellation points into functions that shouldn't have them.

usleep() calls _nanosleep() but I wonder if it shouldn't be
redirected into the thead libraraies like sleep/nanosleep ?

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