> Btw, using POSIX timers is a solution for this; because > timer_settime(2) is async-signal safe and I can call it > from signal handlers. > > (pthreads platforms w/o POSIX timers can use emulation via > extra thread) Done: The following changes since commit 52102f6ff50eebf8c16667c9b49cef579d2057c1: test/lib/leakchecker.rb (find_tempfiles): don't warn for missing files (2018-08-09 02:14:27 +0000) are available in the Git repository at: https://80x24.org/ruby.git tt-posix-v2 for you to fetch changes up to ec91b49271b280cee7b455a480bf43867fb8e9fd: thread_pthread: use POSIX timer or thread to get rid of races (2018-08-09 03:45:42 +0000) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Wong (2): thread_pthread.c: eliminate timer thread by restructuring GVL https://80x24.org/spew/20180809034618.20082-1-e / 80x24.org/raw thread_pthread: use POSIX timer or thread to get rid of races https://80x24.org/spew/20180809034618.20082-2-e / 80x24.org/raw configure.ac | 8 + internal.h | 3 + process.c | 140 ++++++- signal.c | 7 +- test/ruby/test_io.rb | 9 +- test/ruby/test_process.rb | 2 +- test/ruby/test_thread.rb | 5 +- thread.c | 397 +++++++++++-------- thread_pthread.c | 946 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- thread_pthread.h | 20 +- thread_win32.c | 29 +- vm_core.h | 8 +- 12 files changed, 991 insertions(+), 583 deletions(-) I will commit next week (may not be around over the weekend :<). Unsubscribe: <mailto:ruby-core-request / ruby-lang.org?subject=unsubscribe> <http://lists.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/ruby-core>