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32 let debug_print s = if debug then prerr_endline (Lazy.force s)
34 exception Can_t_kill of Thread.t * string (* thread, reason *)
35 exception Thread_not_found of Thread.t
40 let compare = Pervasives.compare
42 module PidSet = Set.Make (OrderedPid)
44 (* perform an action inside a critical section controlled by given mutex *)
45 let do_critical mutex =
49 let res = Lazy.force action in
52 with e -> Mutex.unlock mutex; raise e
54 let kill_signal = Sys.sigusr2 (* signal used to kill children *)
55 let chan = Event.new_channel () (* communication channel between threads *)
56 let creation_mutex = Mutex.create ()
57 let dead_threads_walking = ref PidSet.empty
58 let pids: (Thread.t, int) Hashtbl.t = Hashtbl.create 17
60 (* given a thread body (i.e. first argument of a Thread.create invocation)
61 return a new thread body which unblock the kill signal and send its pid to
63 let wrap_thread body =
65 ignore (Unix.sigprocmask Unix.SIG_UNBLOCK [ kill_signal ]);
66 Event.sync (Event.send chan (Unix.getpid ()));
70 (* FAKE IMPLEMENTATION *)
71 let create = Thread.create
76 do_critical creation_mutex (lazy (
77 let thread_t = Thread.create (wrap_thread body) arg in
78 let pid = Event.sync (Event.receive chan) in
79 Hashtbl.add pids thread_t pid;
87 Hashtbl.find pids thread_t
88 with Not_found -> raise (Thread_not_found thread_t)
90 dead_threads_walking := PidSet.add pid !dead_threads_walking;
91 Unix.kill pid kill_signal
92 with e -> raise (Can_t_kill (thread_t, Printexc.to_string e))
94 (* "kill_signal" handler, check if current process must die, if this is the
95 case exits with Thread.exit *)
97 ignore (Sys.signal kill_signal (Sys.Signal_handle
99 let myself = Unix.getpid () in
101 | sg when (sg = kill_signal) &&
102 (PidSet.mem myself !dead_threads_walking) ->
103 dead_threads_walking := PidSet.remove myself !dead_threads_walking;
104 debug_print (lazy "AYEEEEH!");
108 (* block kill signal in main process *)
109 let _ = ignore (Unix.sigprocmask Unix.SIG_BLOCK [ kill_signal ])