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[PATCH v3] Mark win32's pthread_exit() as NORETURN

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 2, 2016, 19:11 UTC
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The pthread_exit() function is not expected to return. Ever. On Windows, we call ExitThread() whose documentation claims: "Ends the calling thread", i.e. there is no condition in which this function simply returns: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682659

While at it, fix the return type to be void, as per http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pthread_exit.html

Pointed out by Jeff King, helped by Stefan Naewe, Junio Hamano & Johannes Sixt.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 compat/win32/pthread.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Interdiff vs v2:
 diff --git a/compat/win32/pthread.h b/compat/win32/pthread.h
 index 148db60..b6ed9e7 100644
 --- a/compat/win32/pthread.h
 +++ b/compat/win32/pthread.h
 @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ extern int win32_pthread_join(pthread_t *thread, void **value_ptr);
  #define pthread_equal(t1, t2) ((t1).tid == (t2).tid)
  extern pthread_t pthread_self(void);
  
 -static inline int NORETURN pthread_exit(void *ret)
 +static inline void NORETURN pthread_exit(void *ret)
  {
  	ExitThread((DWORD)(intptr_t)ret);
  }
diff --git a/compat/win32/pthread.h b/compat/win32/pthread.h
index 20b35a2..b6ed9e7 100644
--- a/compat/win32/pthread.h
+++ b/compat/win32/pthread.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ extern int win32_pthread_join(pthread_t *thread, void **value_ptr);
 #define pthread_equal(t1, t2) ((t1).tid == (t2).tid)
 extern pthread_t pthread_self(void);
 
-static inline int pthread_exit(void *ret)
+static inline void NORETURN pthread_exit(void *ret)
 {
 	ExitThread((DWORD)(intptr_t)ret);
 }
-- 
2.7.2.windows.1.5.g64acc33
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  1. Mark win32's pthread_exit() as NORETURNJohannes Schindelin, Mar 1, 2016
  2. Jeff KingMar 1, 2016
  3. Johannes SchindelinMar 1, 2016
  4. Mark win32's pthread_exit() as NORETURNJohannes Schindelin, Mar 1, 2016
  5. stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.comMar 1, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2016
  7. Johannes SchindelinMar 2, 2016
  8. Johannes SixtMar 1, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2016
  10. Johannes SchindelinMar 2, 2016
  11. Mark win32's pthread_exit() as NORETURNJohannes Schindelin, Mar 2, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2016

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