Message 92715 - Python tracker

Message92715

Author	twouters
Recipients	twouters
Date	2009-09-16.20:03:11
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Message-id	<1253131394.22.0.862355202249.issue6923@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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In order to properly handle multiple threads and fork()-calls from C code (rather than os.fork()), Python should provide pthread_atfork()-like functionality: a function to call before a fork, to acquire any locks that need to be acquired, and a pair of functions to call after the fork, in the parent and the child, to release or re-allocate locks. The acquisitions should be re-entrant and should not require an existing threadstate. Also see <http://bugs.python.org/issue1590864>.

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In order to properly handle multiple threads and fork()-calls from C code 
(rather than os.fork()), Python should provide pthread_atfork()-like 
functionality: a function to call before a fork, to acquire any locks 
that need to be acquired, and a pair of functions to call after the fork, 
in the parent and the child, to release or re-allocate locks. The 
acquisitions should be re-entrant and should not require an existing 
threadstate. Also see <http://bugs.python.org/issue1590864>.

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