Dean Anderson <dean@xxxxxxx> writes: > I have noticed that printf in glibc (glibc 2.3.5, i386) is not pthread > cancellation safe, though printf on Solaris is cancellation safe. > Specifically, canceling a thread in printf leads to deadlock. > > What should one expect regarding cancelation safety in standard > libraries? Is this a bug in glibc? This is probably better directed to a glibc mailing list. See http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ . That said, I doubt that any standard requires that printf be async-cancel safe. Ian
