Re: [Boost-users] Automatic thread join

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Automatic thread join
From: Shiou Ming Lee (shiouming.lee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-08 04:50:26

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Lloyd <lloyd_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> This is the way I create new thread
>
> void TCPConnection::MyFunction()
> {
>  ....
> boost::thread *th=new
> boost::thread(boost::bind(&TCPConnection::ExecutionRoutine,shared_from_this(),Command));
> ...
> }
>
> when the ExecutionRoutine() finishes its execution, naturally the
> destructor of the TCPConnection class has to be called. But it never gets
> called! But if call a join from someware else (th->join()) the destructor of
> the TCPConnection class gets called and the connection is terminated,
> otherwise the it continues in the connected state!!
>
> What could be the mistake I am doing?
>

If not mistaken that's the normal behavior which requires parent thread to
join() its child threads, for proper release of thread resources, and I
don't think it is specific to Boost.Thread. I might be wrong though.

>
> Thanks,
>  Lloyd
>
>
>
>
>> What kind of waist?
>> I guess the name of the function mislead you. join() in this context
>> means "wait" - nothing more.
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