[BZ #4972]
[glibc.git] / nptl / pthread_setcanceltype.c
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1 /* Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
3 Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2002.
5 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 Lesser General Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
17 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
18 02111-1307 USA. */
20 #include <errno.h>
21 #include "pthreadP.h"
22 #include <atomic.h>
25 int
26 __pthread_setcanceltype (type, oldtype)
27 int type;
28 int *oldtype;
30 volatile struct pthread *self;
32 if (type < PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED || type > PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS)
33 return EINVAL;
35 self = THREAD_SELF;
37 int oldval = THREAD_GETMEM (self, cancelhandling);
38 while (1)
40 int newval = (type == PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS
41 ? oldval | CANCELTYPE_BITMASK
42 : oldval & ~CANCELTYPE_BITMASK);
44 /* Store the old value. */
45 if (oldtype != NULL)
46 *oldtype = ((oldval & CANCELTYPE_BITMASK)
47 ? PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS : PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED);
49 /* Avoid doing unnecessary work. The atomic operation can
50 potentially be expensive if the memory has to be locked and
51 remote cache lines have to be invalidated. */
52 if (oldval == newval)
53 break;
55 /* Update the cancel handling word. This has to be done
56 atomically since other bits could be modified as well. */
57 int curval = THREAD_ATOMIC_CMPXCHG_VAL (self, cancelhandling, newval,
58 oldval);
59 if (__builtin_expect (curval == oldval, 1))
61 if (CANCEL_ENABLED_AND_CANCELED_AND_ASYNCHRONOUS (newval))
63 THREAD_SETMEM (self, result, PTHREAD_CANCELED);
64 __do_cancel ();
67 break;
70 /* Prepare for the next round. */
71 oldval = curval;
74 return 0;
76 strong_alias (__pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_setcanceltype)