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On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 01:18:04PM -0700, Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 12:49:51PM -0700, Aaron Bannert wrote:
> > Doesn't pthread_mutex_acquire sit in sem_wait() or sigwait()? That'll
> > let it be cancel()ed.
> 
> Nope.
> 
> As I posted earlier, man cancellation on Solaris 8 says:
> 
>      A mutex is explicitly  not a cancellation point  and  should
>      be held for only the minimal essential time.

Hmmm..that sounds like we're using mutexes incorrectly.

-aaron