threads/141198: src/lib/libc/stdio does not properly initialize
mutexes
Jeremy Huddleston
jeremyhu at apple.com
Sat Dec 5 20:40:02 UTC 2009
>Number: 141198
>Category: threads
>Synopsis: src/lib/libc/stdio does not properly initialize mutexes
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-threads
>State: open
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>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 05 20:40:01 UTC 2009
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>Originator: Jeremy Huddleston
>Release: 8.0
>Organization:
Apple
>Environment:
NA
>Description:
libc/stdio assumes PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER is NULL (which it is in FreeBSD), but this makes the code not as portable.
Earlier versions of stdio did properly initialize the lock to PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER in INITEXTRA() when it was part of the _extra extension substructure.
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