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Re: [PATCH RFC] linux threads: prevent starvation

To: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] linux threads: prevent starvation
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:34:08 -0400
References: <3B26BCE9.AA6731EC@cygnus.com> <3B27D193.30405@cygnus.com>

On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 04:48:19PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>> OK, this deserves some explanation.  
>> 
>> Problem: Debugging with GDB can cause some threads to starve
>> in a multi-threaded Linux program.
>
>Michael, to be honest, I think this deserves an accademic paper!  To 
>discover and demonstrate that GDB can cause thread starvation is is a 
>pretty amasing thing.

I agree.  I had the privilege of having this explained to me in person.
It was pretty interesting.

cgf

References:
- [PATCH RFC] linux threads: prevent starvation
  - From: Michael Snyder
- Re: [PATCH RFC] linux threads: prevent starvation
  - From: Andrew Cagney

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