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Message-ID: <87pn8uwu18.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:10:59 +0200
From: Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>
To: Hydro Flask <hydroflask@...mail.com>
Cc: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Idea: futex() system call entry point

* Hydro Flask:

> I have a project that implements an API that must be AS-safe.

> Had the idea of using futex() but my other constraint is that the
> blocking call must also be a cancellation point.

Cancellation points in signal handlers lead to asynchronous
cancellation.  Are you sure that this is what you want?

Thanks,
Florian

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