""

config/pthread.c

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+/*
+ * pthread.c:
+ * Tiny test program to see whether POSIX threads work.
+ */
+
+static const char rcsid[] = "$Id$";
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+static pthread_mutex_t mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static pthread_cond_t cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
+static int return_value = -1;
+
+void *worker_thread(void *v) {
+    /* Record successful return and signal parent to wake up. */
+    return_value = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx);
+    pthread_cond_signal(&cond);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx);
+    while (1)
+        pause();
+}
+
+/* Start a thread, and have it set a variable to some other value, then signal
+ * a condition variable. If this doesn't happen within some set time, we assume
+ * that something's gone badly wrong and abort (for instance, the thread never
+ * got started). */
+int main(void) {
+    pthread_t thr;
+    int res;
+    struct timespec deadline = {0};
+    if ((res = pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx)) != 0
+        || (res = pthread_create(&thr, NULL, worker_thread, NULL)) != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(res));   
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Thread should now be running; we should wait on the condition
+     * variable. */
+    do
+        deadline.tv_sec = 2 + time(NULL);
+    while ((res = pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond, &mtx, &deadline)) == EINTR);
+    
+    if (res != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(res));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ((res = pthread_cancel(thr)) != 0
+        || (res = pthread_join(thr, NULL)) != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(res));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    return return_value;
+}