Re: [boost] [interprocess] difference in timed_wait behavior under linux and windows

Subject: Re: [boost] [interprocess] difference in timed_wait behavior under linux and windows
From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-19 13:30:04

Sergei Politov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   I have the following issue, when I'm calling
> interprocess_condition.timed_wait with time equals to
> boost::posix_time::pos_infin it has different behavior under linux and under
> windows.
> 
>   Under windows it is similar to interprocess_condition.wait, but under
> linux it fails with assertion here:
> file boost\interprocess\sync\posix\interprocess_condition.hpp:
> 
> inline bool interprocess_condition::do_timed_wait
>    (const boost::posix_time::ptime &abs_time, interprocess_mutex &mut)
> {
>    timespec ts = detail::ptime_to_timespec(abs_time);
>    pthread_mutex_t* pmutex = &mut.m_mut;
>    int res = 0;
>    res = pthread_cond_timedwait(&m_condition, pmutex, &ts);
>    assert(res == 0 || res == ETIMEDOUT);
> 
>    return res != ETIMEDOUT;
> }

Thanks for the report. I just didn't know pos_infin was there. I would 
need to call non-timed versions when pos_infin is used. That would be 
correct, wouldn't it?

> I don't know which behavior is better, but I suggest it should be the same
> for both OSes.
> 
> Best Regards,
>   Sergei

Regards,

Ion

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