Re: [Sbcl-devel] RFC: exiting SBCL vs returning from a thread vs aborting a thread

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Jianshi Huang <jia...@gm...> writes:

> 2012/1/6 Gábor Melis <me...@re...>:
>
>> What about the other threads? They should be [attempted to be] brought
>> down as well.
>>
>
> I can imagine possible deadlock or race issues if termination order
> isn't what is expected. But it's a convenience feature if you don't
> want to fiddle with *EXIT-HOOKS*.

Yes, it's somewhat safer to unwind from the calling thread.

But there is little point in unwinding from one of the threads and
basically aborting the rest.

> I suggest we make it an option. m(><)m

I can't imagine wanting to this behavior. It may be lack of imagination.