From f4806c2a85dccb94a183b584f99b6b5b8f40e6db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 19:59:22 +0000 Subject: Add detach call so threads are GC'ed. --- Python/thread_pthread.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Python/thread_pthread.h b/Python/thread_pthread.h index c83cd2d..0e2ca11 100644 --- a/Python/thread_pthread.h +++ b/Python/thread_pthread.h @@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ int start_new_thread _P2(func, void (*func) _P((void *)), arg, void *arg) init_thread(); success = pthread_create(&th, pthread_attr_default, (void* (*) _P((void *)))func, arg); + if (success >= 0) + pthread_detach(th); return success < 0 ? 0 : 1; } -- cgit v0.12