[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8422: Assertion in win32::WaitForSingleObject()

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8422: Assertion in win32::WaitForSingleObject()
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-04-09 15:42:13

#8422: Assertion in win32::WaitForSingleObject()
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 Reporter:  robert.stewart@…                                       |       Owner:  anthonyw
     Type:  Bugs                                                   |      Status:  new     
Milestone:  To Be Determined                                       |   Component:  thread  
  Version:  Boost 1.53.0                                           |    Severity:  Problem 
 Keywords:  assertion basic_timed_mutex win32 WaitForSingleObject  |  
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 I get the following assertion when I used Ctrl-C on an app:

 `Assertion failed: win32::WaitForSingleObject(
 sem,::boost::detail::win32::infinite)==0, file
 ...\boost\thread\win32\basic_timed_mutex.hpp, line 79`

 Examination of that line of code reveals that the error handling is
 insufficient.  `WaitForSingleObject()` can return `WAIT_ABANDONED` if the
 lock is held when the owning thread is released.  In non-debug builds,
 this means the code falls through to the next statement in such cases,
 whereas in debug `BOOST_VERIFY` reports an error.  Either way,
 `WAIT_ABANDONED` should be handled.

 (Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-

 us/library/windows/desktop/ms687032.aspx for details on the API.)

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8422>
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