Re: [Threads-devel] Cleanup within dll

Subject: Re: [Threads-devel] Cleanup within dll
From: Anthony Williams (anthony_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-04 09:59:49

At Thu 04 Sep 2008 14:50:14 BST, Rudi Lindl <rudi.lindl_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Thank you very much for your quick and your professional answer.

You're welcome.

> I want to avoid using the dll Version so I already got a  workaround:
> i just use the DLL_THREAD_DETACH event within the  DllMain function and call
> the cleanup stuff manually if the thread_specific_ptr.get() != Null
> this seems to work fine. Any objections?

That should work fine. Note that you might also want to do it in  
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH, because the last thread out won't get a  
DLL_THREAD_DETACH notification.

Also, you might like to try the trunk version of Boost.Thread --- I  
made a fix to ensure that TlsFree is called to free the TLS slot, and  
I think it may have fixed this issue as a consequence.

> Is there any FAQ for boost threads what works and what not? Something like
> does and don`ts? I think this would be quite usefull both for beginners and
> skilled people.

No there isn't. I can imagine that it would be useful. I'll write  
something if I get time.

Anthony
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