HP (Hewlett-Packard) 5992-4701 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
read-write locks that are associated with the
thread. The debugger transfers the execution
control to the user and prints a warning message
when this condition is detected. This situation
can result in deadlocks if other threads are
waiting to acquire the locked mutexes or
read-write locks.
thread-exit-no-join-detach
[on|off]
The set thread-check
thread-exit-no-join-detach [on|off]
command checks if a thread has terminated
execution (either successfully or because of an
exception or a cancel) without joining or
detaching the thread. The debugger transfers the
execution control to the user and prints a
warning message when this condition is detected.
The resources associated with a terminated
thread continue to exist in the application if the
thread is not joined or detached. The thread must
be explicitly joined or detached, or it must be
created with the detach attribute. When an
application repeatedly creates threads without
a join or detach operation, the application leaks
resources. This may result in application failure.
stack-util [num] The set thread-check stack-util [num]
command checks if any thread has used more
than the specified percentage [num] of the stack
allocation. The debugger transfers the execution
control to the user and prints a warning message
when this condition is detected. You can use this
option to verify if there is a margin of safety in
stack utilization by the threads. The application
must ensure that the thread stack size is sufficient
for all the operations of the thread. Each thread
is assigned a stack allocation when it is created.
If the stack allocation is not specified for a thread,
the default value is used. The stack allocation
cannot be modified after a thread is created. If a
thread attempts to use more stack space than the
allocated stack space, it results in a stack
overflow. Stack over flow can result in memory
access violations, bus errors, or segmentation
faults.
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