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@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ We are pleased to announce the availability of a new snapshot of Pthreads-win32, an Open Source Software implementation of the -Threads component of the POSIX 1003.1c 1995 Standard for Microsoft's -Win32 environment. Some functions from POSIX 1003.1b are also -supported including semaphores. Other related functions include -the set of read-write lock functions. +Threads component of the POSIX 1003.1 2001 Standard for Microsoft's +Win32 environment. Some functions from other sections of POSIX +1003.1 2001 are also supported including semaphores and scheduling +functions. -Parts of the implementation also comply with the Open Group's -Single Unix specification for compatibility with major Unix -implementations and Linux. +Some common non-portable functions are also implemented for +additional compatibility, as are a few functions specific +to pthreads-win32 for easier integration with Win32 applications. Pthreads-win32 is free software, distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). @@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ There are a few reasons: wants it, once it's removed from the current version it will not be nearly as visible to people who may have a use for it. + Source module splitting ----------------------- In order to enable smaller image sizes to be generated @@ -148,12 +149,14 @@ I don't know what havoc this reorganisation may wreak amongst IDE project file users. You should be able to continue using your existing project files without modification. + New non-portable function ------------------------- pthread_num_processors_np(): Returns the number of processors in the system that are available to the process, as determined from the processor affinity mask. + Platform dependence ------------------- As Win95 doesn't provide one, the library now contains @@ -165,18 +168,36 @@ is not available on i386 CPUs. This library (from snapshot 20010712 onwards) is therefore no longer supported on i386 processor platforms. -New routines ------------- + +New standard routines +--------------------- For source code portability only - rwlocks cannot be process shared yet. + pthread_rwlockattr_init() pthread_rwlockattr_destroy() pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared() pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared() As defined in the new POSIX standard, and the Single Unix Spec version 3: + sem_timedwait() pthread_mutex_timedlock() + +New non-portable routine +------------------------ +To improve tolerance against operator or time service initiated +system clock changes, the following routine is provided: + + pthread_timechange_handler_np() + +This routine can be called by an application when it +receives a WM_TIMECHANGE message from the system. At present +it broadcasts all condition variables so that waiting threads +can wake up and re-evaluate their conditions and restart +their timed waits if required. +- Suggested by Alexander Terekhov + pthread.h no longer includes windows.h -------------------------------------- [Not yet for G++] @@ -186,6 +207,7 @@ This was done to prevent conflicts. HANDLE, DWORD, and NULL are temporarily defined within pthread.h if they are not already. + Bug fixes --------- * Fixed potential NULL pointer dereferences in pthread_mutexattr_init, @@ -509,6 +531,7 @@ The following functions are implemented: Non-portable routines (see the README.NONPORTABLE file for usage) --------------------------- pthread_getw32threadhandle_np + pthread_timechange_handler_np pthread_delay_np pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP, |