[PATCH 2/4] We need mutex because the X event queue is a critical region

Adam Jackson ajax at nwnk.net
Mon Sep 8 08:19:03 PDT 2008


On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 17:34 +0100, Tiago Vignatti wrote:

> +#ifdef INPUT_THREAD
> +/* A mutex protecting the mi queue when the input thread is enabled
> */
> +xmutex_t miEventQueueMutex;
> +#endif
> +

What's the reason for using the xthreads wrappers here, given that
inputthread.c is written straight to pthreads?

Not that I really object to requiring pthreads, just aiming for
consistency.

- ajax
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