[vlc-devel] commit: pthread: fix semaphore error handling ( Rémi Denis-Courmont )

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Sun Jan 17 11:14:54 CET 2010


vlc | branch: master | Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> | Sun Jan 17 12:13:31 2010 +0200| [73c88a2e7096b7f9a2ad0af83081bd2c19032945] | committer: Rémi Denis-Courmont 

pthread: fix semaphore error handling

POSIX sem_*() functions return -1 on error and the error code in errno
(contrary to most POSIX thread functions).

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit;h=73c88a2e7096b7f9a2ad0af83081bd2c19032945
---

 src/misc/pthread.c |   20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/misc/pthread.c b/src/misc/pthread.c
index 2a25b61..ee874da 100644
--- a/src/misc/pthread.c
+++ b/src/misc/pthread.c
@@ -396,17 +396,24 @@ void vlc_sem_init (vlc_sem_t *sem, unsigned value)
  */
 void vlc_sem_destroy (vlc_sem_t *sem)
 {
-    int val = sem_destroy (sem);
+    if (likely(sem_destroy (sem) == 0))
+        return;
+
+    int val = errno;
     VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("destroying semaphore");
 }
 
 /**
  * Increments the value of a semaphore.
+ * @return 0 on success, EOVERFLOW in case of integer overflow
  */
 int vlc_sem_post (vlc_sem_t *sem)
 {
-    int val = sem_post (sem);
-    if (val != EOVERFLOW)
+    if (likely(sem_post (sem) == 0))
+        return 0;
+
+    int val = errno;
+    if (unlikely(val != EOVERFLOW))
         VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("unlocking semaphore");
     return val;
 }
@@ -418,9 +425,12 @@ int vlc_sem_post (vlc_sem_t *sem)
 void vlc_sem_wait (vlc_sem_t *sem)
 {
     int val;
+
     do
-        val = sem_wait (sem);
-    while (val == EINTR);
+        if (likely(sem_wait (sem) == 0))
+            return;
+    while ((val = errno) == EINTR);
+
     VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("locking semaphore");
 }
 




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