[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10967: Timed wait points inconsistently convert relative to absolute waits

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10967: Timed wait points inconsistently convert relative to absolute waits
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-24 19:54:24

#10967: Timed wait points inconsistently convert relative to absolute waits
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 Reporter:  ned14             |      Owner:  anthonyw
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  thread
  Version:  Boost 1.57.0      |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                    |
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 Possibly related: #6787

 Stepping through the Boost.Thread win32 implementation,
 interruptible_wait() and non_interruptible_wait() are capable of accepting
 both relative and absolute timeouts. However condition_variable and thread
 join are always implemented as absolute timeouts, while thread sleep is
 always implemented as relative timeouts. I also see that timed mutex
 always converts absolute to relative too on win32.

 These all should be fixed to correctly use either relative or absolute
 timeouts as requested by the user, firstly at the upper layers where
 necessary. Then all waits on Windows always need to go via
 interruptible_wait() or non_interruptible_wait() as appropriate as these
 implement the proper calls on Windows for absolute deadline timers when
 absolute timeouts are requested.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10967>
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