[Boost-users] Interrupting Threads with boost::thread::interrupt()

From: Matthias Vallentin (vallentin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-17 05:13:39

Hi folks,

I am having issues with boost::thread::interrupt(). As far as I
understood, calling this function will throw an exception in the
corresponding thread. How can deal with blocking functions, such as a
calls to accept() or when a thread is waiting on a condition variable
to change? Basically the thread blocks somewhere in a while (true) loop.

Injecting interruption points manually with
boost::this_thread::interruption_point() does not seem to help here
either. boost::thread::interrupt() (or interrupt_all in a thread_group), 
simply does not return.

Regards,

   Matthias
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Matthias Vallentin
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