Re: [xml] Clarification regarding Same Null checks in xmlInitThreads(Threads.c)

[Ashwin <ashwins huawei com>]

On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 11:12:49AM +0530, Ashwin wrote:
> 
>    Hi,
> 
>        In  the function xmlInitThreads present in the threads .c file the
>    null check for pthread_key_create is present twice on line numbers 810
>    and 818(version 28). Is this an oversight?

>  oversight definitely, note though that there is no pthread_key_delete
> test, i.e. we don't free the data (which caused some toubles in amd
> the automounter recently where libxml2 was dlopen'ed). But that's a
> different (and quite complex) issue.
In the same function null checks are not present for pthread_cond_destroy
and pthread_cond_wait. Is this by design? 
Plus right at the beginning there are two extern declarations for
pthread_key_create one with parameters and another without, maybe that's how
it works but I am not sure

Regards
Ashwin