Messages in this thread | | | From | (John G. Alvord) | Subject | Re: MOD_INC_USE_COUNT | Date | Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:41:27 GMT |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:18:45 +0100, Pavel Machek <pavel@Elf.mj.gts.cz> wrote: >There's a bigger error. Imagine me redesigning some code. Aha - but >how can I know if someone depends on this code not blocking?
>It may be nice idea to add /* Must not block */ comment to every >function that may not block... Anyone who has more knowledge than me >volunteering?
For a debug/test environment, a routine which might block could increment a blocking count via a global function. Then a routine being studied could check that "potential blocking count" via another global function during execution and display warning messages if it changed unexpectedly.
john alvord jalvo@cloud9.net
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