RE: pthread condition variables question

[Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky]

> From: sankar

> How is pthread condition variables implemented on linux. Specifically I want
> to know how pthread_cond_signal() wakes the waiting thread. Does it send any
> specific signal to the waiting thread or is there any other means??

Using futexes (wait queues); http://people.redhat.com/drepper/futex.pdf.

Iñaky Pérez-González -- Not speaking for Intel -- all opinions are my own (and my fault)
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