Re: GTK & Threads - Questioning safe practice.

[Tristan Van Berkom <vantr touchtunes com>]

Chris Caron (OTI) wrote:
> i understand threads in gtk for the most part....
> But what do you do when both functions call the same "share me function"
> where that could simply be jsut a function that creates a gui image, or 
> whatever.
>
> since you have to impliment locking on the function, is it safe to 
> unlock the main (since the function will again lock itself again)?
>
> see below how share_me() is written and tell me if call_me() is valid?
> If anyone could help out, that would be great!

    gdk_threads_enter/leave is a lock on a mutex which is shared with the
Gtk+ main loop (the main loop hold this mutex at certain times as well
as the user). Personaly I would use a GStaticMutex and then use
gdk_threads_enter/leave pairs only around accesses to gtk+ fuctions.

Cheers,
                                  -Tristan

See disscussion at:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Threads.html#GStaticMutex