/**************************************************
* Secondary threads main function *
**************************************************/
void* DoNewThread(void* threadNumArg) {
int threadNum = *((int*)threadNumArg);
Print(roleStrings[threadNum] + " thread was created succesfully."); // FOR DEBUG
IncThreads();
switch (threadNum) {
case ROLE_WAIT:
DoSleep(1000);
ErrorExit(RES_EXIT_TIMEOUT); // the ROLE_WAIT thread reached its timeout of 1000 seconds - something is wrong
case ROLE_LOOP:
while (1); // never exits from here
break;
case ROLE_FINISH:
break; // exits normally, process continues
case ROLE_EXIT:
if (exitType == EXIT_SEC_EXIT) {
while (NumOfThreads() != ROLE_SIZE) {
DoYield(); // wait here until all threads are ready
}
Print("ROLE_EXIT thread is calling exit()"); // FOR DEBUG
// exit and kill the entire process
exit(RES_SUCCESS); // never returns
}
// thread exits but process continues
ThreadExit(); // never returns
case ROLE_CANCELED:
// On Windows, this thread will be canceled using the TerminateThread API. The documentation states that
// it is unsafe to use this function if the target thread is executing certain kernel32 calls etc.
// On Linux, the thread must enter a function which is defined as a cancellation point. See pthreads entry
// in the chapter 7 of the manual for further details.
readyToCancel = true;
EnterSafeCancellationPoint();
}
return NULL;
}
void* DoDummyThread(void* dummy) {
IncThreads();
DoYield();
return NULL;
}
/**************************************************
* Secondary threads' main functions *
**************************************************/
void* DoExitThread(void* dummy) {
Print("Exit thread is now going to exit");
IncThreads();
exit(RES_SUCCESS);
}
