[Python-Dev] Segfault

[Neal Norwitz]

On 8/22/07, Hrvoje Nikšić <hrvoje.niksic at avl.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 09:14 -0700, Neal Norwitz wrote:
> > The patch is insufficient to prevent all types of crashes that occur
> > when accessing a file from 2 threads (closing in one and doing
> > whatever in another).
>
> You are right.  I wouldn't go so far to say the file object
> thread-unsafe, but it certainly has lurking bugs with calling close
> while other threads are running.  BTW your mail doesn't seem to contain
> the actual patch.

Sorry about that.  I thought something was up when gmail didn't
automatically upload it while I was writing the message.  It looks
like it took this time.  (The attached patch isn't complete, but
catches most cases.)

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