[fpc-pascal] timer_create on linux

[Max Vlasov]

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:04 PM, <michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be> wrote:

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> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011, Max Vlasov wrote:
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>  Hi,
>>
>> I tried to implement linux timer with timer_create and signals, but an
>> exception always fired (External:SIGUSR1)....
>> What can be wrong with the code below?
>>
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> I assume threads are used for these timers. If so, then this is normal,
> signal USR1 is used
> by the linux threading mechanism, if I remember correctly.
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I also thought that the signal could be occupied by some api, but changing
it to SIGRTMIN + 1, +2,+3 just changes the exception to "External:SIG35",
"External:SIG36"...
Maybe I should apply the blocking mask for other signal for this api since
it probably uses threads?

Max
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