Re: Consult a deadlock problem
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- Subject: Re: Consult a deadlock problem
- From: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>
- Date: 2019年8月28日 09:39:37 -0300
> I use lua library in Linux environment, but deadlock phenomenon, the
> following is part of the stack information:
>
> [...]
>
> The problem lies in the use of the following macro:
> #define l_popen(L,c,m) (fflush(NULL), popen(c,m))
>
> It is fflush(NULL) that causes the deadlock. I can avoid this deadlock
> problem if I don't call fflush before popen.
> So my question is:
> 1. Can I just remove fflush(NULL)? What are the risks?
> 2. If not, is there any other way to solve the problem?
This 'fflush' was introduced in commit 9b47cee8b2. Its comment says:
better to flush all files before starting new process with popen
So, I don't think there is any problem in removing it.
-- Roberto