Re: [Hamlib-developer] [Hamlib/Hamlib] 890ed1: Change morse_data_handler from LOCK to rig_lock as...

[George B. <geo...@gm...>]

On 12/2/24 16:12, Black Michael wrote:
> Mutexes do address general thread safety.

Yeah, but LOCK() is not (just) a mutex. Consulting an unprotected 
variable(depth) to decide on locking leads to all sorts of races, 
mismatches, and other random errors.

No other facet of programming is so absolutely ruled by Murphy's Law.

>
> They are just a pain when you don't have thread-safe code designed from scratch.
You can say that again.
>
> Mike W9MDB
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