Pavel Krauz <xkr@nettest.dk> writes:
> I am trying to modify pthread library a way in which it would not
> need manager thread. It seems that it is pretty feasible with
> CLONE_PARENT but one thing is missing.
>
> If the main thread dies due to some fatal error other threads will live
> further. This problem is not easily solved without manager thread so
> kernel will have to help here.
What's wrong with the PR_SET_PDEATHSIG option to prctl()?
(This does raise the issue of how prctl should interact with threads,
but that problem exists anyway).
David Wragg
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