Changeset 41605 in webkit for trunk/JavaScriptCore/wtf/Threading.h

Timestamp:

Mar 11, 2009, 6:26:55 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Darin Adler

Message:

2009-03-11 Darin Adler <Darin Adler>

Reviewed by Mark Rowe.

Give threads names on platforms with pthread_setname_np.

• wtf/Threading.cpp: (WTF::NewThreadContext::NewThreadContext): Initialize thread name. (WTF::threadEntryPoint): Call setThreadNameInternal. (WTF::createThread): Pass thread name.

• wtf/Threading.h: Added new comments, setThreadNameInternal.

• wtf/ThreadingGtk.cpp: (WTF::setThreadNameInternal): Added. Empty.
• wtf/ThreadingNone.cpp: (WTF::setThreadNameInternal): Added. Empty.
• wtf/ThreadingPthreads.cpp: (WTF::setThreadNameInternal): Call pthread_setname_np when available.
• wtf/ThreadingQt.cpp: (WTF::setThreadNameInternal): Added. Empty.
• wtf/ThreadingWin.cpp: (WTF::setThreadNameInternal): Added. Empty.

File:

• trunk/JavaScriptCore/wtf/Threading.h (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/JavaScriptCore/wtf/Threading.h

@@ -109 +109 @@
 typedef void* (*ThreadFunction)(void* argument);
 
-// Returns 0 if thread creation failed
+// Returns 0 if thread creation failed.
+// The thread name must be a literal since on some platforms it's passed in to the thread.
 ThreadIdentifier createThread(ThreadFunction, void*, const char* threadName);
+
+// Internal platform-specific createThread implementation.
 ThreadIdentifier createThreadInternal(ThreadFunction, void*, const char* threadName);
+
+// Called in the thread during initialization.
+// Helpful for platforms where the thread name must be set from within the thread.
+void setThreadNameInternal(const char* threadName);
 
 ThreadIdentifier currentThread();