[Intel-gfx] [PATCH i-g-t] lib/dummyload: Handle timeout in a new thread instead of signal handler

[Chris Wilson]

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 02:08:28PM +0300, Ander Conselvan de Oliveira wrote:
> Currently, the main thread needs to wakeup to run the signal handler
> that ends a spin batch. When testing whether a function call succesfully
> waits for a batch to complete, this behavior is undesired. It actually
> invalidates the test.
> 
> Fix this by spawning a new thread to handle the timeout.
> 
> v2: Get rid of mutexes. (Chris)
> Cc: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Ander Conselvan de Oliveira <ander.conselvan.de.oliveira at intel.com>

Lvgtm,
Reviewed-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>

I hoping that this isn't implemented as a signal to the parent thread... :)
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre