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* exceptions.cc (_cygtls::handle_SIGCONT): Simplify loop waiting for

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sig_handle_tty_stop to wake up.  Make sure to unlock before calling
	yield to avoid starvation of sig_handle_tty_stop.  Add comments.
	* miscfuncs.cc (yield): Explain why yield should never be called under
	_cygtls::lock conditions.  Call SleepEx with 1ms timeout.  Explain why.
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Corinna Vinschen
2013-06-06 15:29:41 +00:00
parent 925e1c8157
commit b3f0fb6baa
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@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ check_iovec (const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, bool forwrite)
return (ssize_t) tot;
}
/* Try hard to schedule another thread. */
/* Try hard to schedule another thread.
Note: Don't call yield under _cygtls::lock conditions. It results in
potential starvation, especially on a single-CPU system, because
_cygtls::lock also calls yield when waiting for the lock. */
void
yield ()
{
@ -244,11 +248,13 @@ yield ()
SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread (), THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE);
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
/* MSDN implies that SleepEx(0,...) will force scheduling of other
threads. Unlike SwitchToThread() the documentation does not mention
other cpus so, presumably (hah!), this + using a lower priority will
stall this thread temporarily and cause another to run. */
SleepEx (0, false);
/* MSDN implies that SleepEx will force scheduling of other threads.
Unlike SwitchToThread() the documentation does not mention other
cpus so, presumably (hah!), this + using a lower priority will
stall this thread temporarily and cause another to run.
Note: Don't use 0 timeout. This takes a lot of CPU if something
goes wrong. */
SleepEx (1L, false);
}
SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread (), prio);
}