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[Caml-list] Question on Mutexes
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Alessandro Baretta
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| From: | Alessandro Baretta <alex@b...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Question on Mutexes |
Xavier Leroy wrote: > The system-level implementation of the thread library is a thin > wrapper around POSIX or Win32 mutexes. The POSIX spec says that the > behavior of unlocking by another thread than the one that locked is > undefined: some implementations can signal an error, others can "do > the right thing", others can crash. Of course, Ocaml does the "right thing", doesn't it? ;) Alex ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners