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Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.mach: 16-Feb-90 cthread termination (was:
n.. Eric Hammond@kgw2.bwi.WE (1351)

> 1) Is there any way for a cthread to terminate unexpectedly (i.e.,
>    without doing an explicit cthread_exit() or returning from the
>    cthread's top level function)?

No, your cthreads will only terminate via cthread_exit(), possibly
implicitly if they return from their top-level function.

> 2) I understand the problem with thread_terminate()ing a thread out
>    from under the cthread library implementation.  Is there any way
>    to do a cthread_terminate()?  How can one cthread terminate
>    the execution of another cthread in a task?  Is it necessary to
>    set up a "please kill yourself" message or to use similar
>    inter-cthread cooperation?

There is no mechanism for gunning down another cthread.  Your cthreads
have to cooperate.

Rich