2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 76c866c..4655fc0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-08-14  Ross Johnson  <rpj@ixobrychus.canberra.edu.au>
+
+	* exit.c (pthread_exit): Don't call pthread_self() but
+	get thread handle directly for efficiency.
+	
 1999-08-12  Ross Johnson  <rpj@ixobrychus.canberra.edu.au>
 
 	* private.c (_pthread_threadStart): ei[] only declared if _MSC_VER.
diff --git a/exit.c b/exit.c
index 5035718..18592a2 100644
--- a/exit.c
+++ b/exit.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pthread_exit (void *value_ptr)
       * ------------------------------------------------------
       */
 {
-  pthread_t self = pthread_self();
+  pthread_t self;
 
   /* If the current thread is implicit it was not started through
      pthread_create(), therefore we cleanup and end the thread
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ pthread_exit (void *value_ptr)
      which will cleanup and end the thread for us.
    */
 
-  if (self->implicit)
+  self = (pthread_t) pthread_getspecific (_pthread_selfThreadKey);
+
+  if (self == NULL || self->implicit)
     {
       _pthread_callUserDestroyRoutines(self);