dlib C++ Library - threads_kernel_2.cpp

// Copyright (C) 2003 Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
// License: Boost Software License See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
#ifndef DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_2_CPp_
#define DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_2_CPp_
#include "../platform.h"
#ifdef DLIB_POSIX
#include "threads_kernel_2.h"
namespace dlib
{
 namespace threads_kernel_shared_helpers
 {
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct info
 {
 void* param;
 void (*funct)(void*);
 };
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void* thread_starter (
 void* param
 )
 {
 info* alloc_p = static_cast<info*>(param);
 info p = *alloc_p;
 delete alloc_p;
 // detach self
 pthread_detach(pthread_self());
 p.funct(p.param);
 return 0;
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool spawn_thread (
 void (*funct)(void*),
 void* param
 )
 {
 info* p;
 try { p = new info; }
 catch (...) { return false; }
 p->funct = funct;
 p->param = param;
 pthread_t thread_id;
 if ( pthread_create (&thread_id, 0, thread_starter, p) )
 {
 delete p;
 return false;
 }
 return true;
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
}
#endif // DLIB_POSIX
#endif // DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_2_CPp_