FWD: Re: May I add pthread_[gs]etconcurrency to the threads libr

[Daniel Eischen]

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Sergey A. Osokin wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 09:44:09AM -0700, John Polstra wrote:
> > Sergey,
> > 
> > FYI -- Dan Eischen asked me not to commit your changes to
> > libpthread.  I then told him he should at least try to use your man
> > page and credit you appropriately.
> > 
> > I also told him that he's wrong about returning ENOTSUP, according
> > to the standards.
> > 
> > John
> 
> So, I can't understand Daniel's position.

Because usually POSIX functions are either fully implemented or not
implemented at all.  I took a look at the POSIX spec and this is not
the case with pthread_[gs]setconcurrency; they do match what you
say.

> AFAIK at this time real implementation of that fuctions not yet avaliable.
> If it not yet avaliable - I think we must use this implementation.
> In near future, when the other implementations to be avaliable,
> somebody immediatly replace old fake implementation with new real one.

You missed my response that said I am implementing them "for real"
(not fake) and that I had a slew of other changes.  I am a day or
so away from commiting my changes (this is for libpthread, not
libc_r or libthr).

-- 
Dan Eischen