Re^3: Hanging Threads

[BrowserUk]

The ->self function though appears to have been what was locking the threads and preventing them from rejoining.

Intriguing. Could you try putting those two lines back, but changing

my $threadid = threads->self:

to

my $threadid = threads->self->tid;

And report back what happens.

FYI. threads->self() returns the thread's object reference, threads->self->tid() returns the thread's numeric identifier.

I'm not aware that it would make a difference, but there is the possibility of some kind of circular reference prevent cleanup?

If the above change 'cures' the problem, it might be a bug worth reporting. That said, I couldn't make it happen in either of the builds I have available. Which version of threads are you using? Eg.

perl -mthreads -le"print $threads::VERSION"
1.62

[WalkingZero]

That did correct the issue, so something with that reference is causing the issue. Is it possible that when the ->self function is called it's creating a lock on that memory space? I tried running the command you asked for the threads version, it doesn't produce any output. Thoughts on that one?

[BrowserUk]

I tried running the command you asked for the threads version, it doesn't produce any output. Thoughts on that one?

Um. It probably means you are using a core delivered version of threads? Which version of Perl are you using?

[WalkingZero]

v5.8.8 built for i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi