[llvm-commits] CVS: llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp

Reid Spencer reid at x10sys.com
Thu Sep 16 20:02:38 PDT 2004



Changes in directory llvm/lib/System/Win32:

Signals.cpp updated: 1.2 -> 1.3
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Log message:

Make sure critical sections are entered before trying to leave them.
Add some additional commentary about the workings of this module.

Patch contributed by Jeff Cohen. Thanks Jeff!


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Diffs of the changes:  (+12 -1)

Index: llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp
diff -u llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp:1.2 llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp:1.3
--- llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp:1.2	Thu Sep 16 10:53:16 2004
+++ llvm/lib/System/Win32/Signals.cpp	Thu Sep 16 22:02:27 2004
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 static std::vector<std::string> *FilesToRemove = NULL;
 static std::vector<llvm::sys::Path> *DirectoriesToRemove = NULL;
 static bool RegisteredUnhandledExceptionFilter = false;
+
+// Windows creates a new thread to execute the console handler when an event
+// (such as CTRL/C) occurs.  This causes concurrency issues with the above
+// globals which this critical section addresses.
 static CRITICAL_SECTION CriticalSection;
 
 namespace llvm {
@@ -40,7 +44,10 @@
 
 static void RegisterHandler() { 
   if (RegisteredUnhandledExceptionFilter)
+  {
+    EnterCriticalSection(&CriticalSection);
     return;
+  }
 
   // Now's the time to create the critical section.  This is the first time
   // through here, and there's only one thread.
@@ -205,9 +212,13 @@
 }
 
 static BOOL WINAPI LLVMConsoleCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType) {
+  // FIXME: This handler executes on a different thread.  The main thread
+  // is still running, potentially creating new files to be cleaned up
+  // in the tiny window between the call to Cleanup() and process termination.
+  // Also, any files currently open cannot be deleted.
   Cleanup();
 
-  // Allow normal processing to take place.
+  // Allow normal processing to take place; i.e., the process dies.
   return FALSE;
 }
 






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