[Python-Dev] pthread sem PyThread_acquire_lock

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Now to my real question. I have noticed that PyThread_acquire_lock
> swallows all signals with pthread using sems. Looking at the source code
> it appears that this is intended, but I cannot see the reason for that.
> It seems the pthread sem implementation is the only one doing so. Can
> any of you tell me the reason why it swallows signals?

Can you please explain what you mean by "swallowing"?
What is the sequence of actions triggering the case you are talking
about, what happens, and what do you expect to happen instead?
Also, how would you fix this (in principle, not what the specific
patch would look like)?

Regards,
Martin