Re: [ECOS] pthread_mutex_unlock when mutex is not locked

["Rubén Pérez de Aranda Alonso" <rperez@sidsa.es>]

Ok, I agree.

Sergei Organov wrote:

>Rubц╘n Pц╘rez de Aranda Alonso <rperez@sidsa.es> writes:
>  
>
>>Ok,
>>I understand you explain me. The standard also defines that a mutex
>>locked by a thread must be unlocked by the same thread. However,
>>many implementations of Pthreads allow use the mutex to signal events
>>carring out lock and unlock of the mutex from different threads.
>>    
>>
>
>Really? The mutex is invented for what it is in it's name: "MUTual
>EXclusion". You definitely can abuse implementation details that make
>some code work on some implementations, but isn't it better to use
>the right tool instead?
>
>That said, there is nothing wrong with semantic of mutexes in eCos.
>
>  
>


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