[linux-audio-dev] non-RT thread waiting for RT thread
Jean-Marc Valin
Jean-Marc.Valin at USherbrooke.ca
Mon Apr 25 03:22:56 UTC 2005
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> I can't use a semaphore or condition variable for this,
> because that
> would mean the low priority thread must briefly take a
> lock while
> examining the condition variable or sempahore.
Actually, I believe a semaphore (POSIX 1003.1b) is safe for your
application. In the man page, it is said that sem_post is async signal
safe, which means it doesn't take any form of lock.
Jean-Marc
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Jean-Marc Valin <Jean-Marc.Valin at USherbrooke.ca>
Université de Sherbrooke
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