On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 20:42, Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> To allow other threads to continue execution, >>>>> the main thread should terminate by calling >>>>> .BR pthread_create () >>>>> rather than >>>>> .BR exit (3). >>>> This paragraph sounds wrong. >>> >>> Can you say more please? Wrong in what way? >> It should call pthread_exit not pthread_create. > > D'oh! I was not seeing the wood for the trees! Will fix that. > >>>> BTW, Linux behaves a little strange if you quit the main thread. For >>>> example in top the task is marked '<defunct>'. If I press Ctrl+Z the >>>> task go to sleep but I don't get my prompt back. >>> >>> Yes. Can you provide any pointers to further ino. bug reports >>> regarding that problem? >> That may take a while, but I remember darkly that this was on lkml sometime ago. > > Was this the thread? > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/244552 The time could fit and the name sounds familiar but it doesn't make click behind my eyes. Thats what I found, time fits also but no click: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/331196 > >> This Ctrl+Z-behavior is new to me. > > It's new to me too -- but I did verify that it occurs. I will raise a > report in Bugzilla or on LKML, unless you would rather do it? Please go ahead an add me to the Cc:. Bert > > Cheers, > > Michael > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
