DBus threading question

[Thiago Macieira]

Schmottlach, Glenn wrote:
>How do both threads block on the same transport without interfering with
> one another (e.g. who gets the first chance to check for messages and
> handle it)?

They don't.

Only one can block the transport at a time.

It's recommended that the thread that is listening for external events 
(incoming signals and calls) not block the transport, but instead use 
select(2) or poll(2) to be notified of activity.

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