31 questions from the last 30 days
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How can I set up Thread-Local Storage (TLS) callbacks on Windows without CRT?
I'm trying to register a Thread-Local Storage (TLS) callback in a Windows application without using the C runtime (CRT).
Compiler: MSVC 14.44.35207 (Visual Studio 2022)
Target: x64
OS: Windows 11
I ...
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Is there a difference between the C# Volatile.ReadBarrier vs Volatile.Read?
In the released .NET 10 there is a new method added to the Volatile class with the name ReadBarrier().
And I don't know whether from the compilers perspective there is a difference if I do a read with ...
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C# - lock multiple methods or entire class to single thread execution
I am trying to ensure that methods in my class can only be called by a single thread.
So far tried to use ReaderWriterLockSlim to achieve this effect but this can cause potential issues if it is not ...
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Is it possible to build a mutex from C++20 std::atomic without spinning to avoid use-after-free when deleting?
Before I get to my main question, I'm assuming that std::mutex::unlock() stops touching this as soon as it puts the mutex in a state where another thread might lock it - even though the call to unlock(...
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Why does my multithreading/pointers code print random values?
My code should print the numbers given as command line arguments. Instead it prints random-looking values.
What is going on and how can I fix it?
#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#...
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Is it possible/how to let parent class thread invoke function in child class that overrides parent function?
I am trying to implement a Parent and Child class. The Parent class would start a thread and run a routine function. The Child class would override the routine function if needed.This seems perfectly ...
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How to benchmark atomic<int> vs atomic<size_t>?
I have a bounded queue with small size that definitely fit in int. So I want to use atomic<int> instead of atomic<size_t> for indexing/counter, since int is smaller it should be faster.
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How is a non-parallelized for loop inside an OpenMP parallel section executed?
Consider the following code:
#pragma omp parallel
for (int run = 0; run < 10; run++)
{
std::vector<int> out;
#pragma omp for
for (int i = 0; i < 1'000'000; i++)
{
...
}
}
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Java ExecutorService detect asap thread fail
I have to run x asynchronous threads , which can last several minutes each.
They ALL have to terminate properly without exceptions.
If one fails I have to stop them all immediately and not wait ...
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Syncronizing files between threads
Assume 2 threads, t1 and t2, mutex m and file f running on a RPi.
t1 waits at m, creates a file f with some content, close f and verify that f exists. Finally m is relased and t1 does a short delay to ...
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Why does this data race have some consistent invariants with writers updating one of three atomic<int> variables?
I have the following program. The relevant info is:
There are 3 variables atomic<int> x,y,z accessed by all threads.
3 writer threads: Each thread read all 3 values x,y,z, and update exactly 1 ...
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Do the RMW operations on `cnt` still not avoid an inconsistent status for this multiple-producer single-consumer implementation?
Looking at this implementation of multiple-producer single-consumer, which was the implementation in Rust's standard library; however, its memory order model is derived from C++. So, it should be ...
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Get System.Timers.Timer to fire on a WPF Window's thread using the Timer's SynchronizingObject
I tried setting the SynchronizingObject like this:
timer.SynchronizingObject = this;//The Window
but VS told me I need an explicit cast. So I did that and the error went away.
timer....
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Deferred cancellation in C [duplicate]
I am learning on how threads can be cancelled. Asynchronous cancellation can cancel the thread at any given point in time, but what I have learned about deferred cancellation is that it can only be ...
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Threading in Rust with mutable objects
I'm quite new to rust and want to do two function in parallel.
shoot(&fleet_a, &mut fleet_b)
shoot(&fleet_b, &mut fleet_a)
since they only take information from one and modify some ...
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Can external IO operations be considered as if seq_cst operations in the reasoning of multithreaded programs?
Consider this example:
// thread A:
start_transaction();
update_mysql();
commit_transaction(); // remove "key" from mysql tables
remove_redis_cache("key");
// thread B:
std::...
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Python gets stuck in an infinite loop restarting multiprocessing pool workers on error in initilization routine
I am trying to setup a multiprocessing Python task on Windows 10, Python 3.13. I have "main.py" module, containing the main entry, "orchestration.py" module with worker ...
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Memory leak in JNI with AttachCurrentThread() and DetachCurrentThread()
I have a Java application that calls a native function. That native function has a loop and in each iteration launches 10 threads and waits for them to complete. Each thread just does a number of ...
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Java Multithread EventHandling
I'm trying to write an audio player in Java/JavaFX and want to make a playlist play songs automatically. I have a button that triggers a new thread, and everything works fine so far.. but when the ...
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Calculate byte positions to split ndjson files into chunks
Below is the code extracted from this repo:
import os.path, io
filename = ""
n_chunks = 12 # Number of processes to use -- will split the file up into this many pieces
def ...
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Actix-web + Tokio: Server hangs when using tokio::spawn with Arc<Mutex> loop
I am facing an issue where my Actix-web server starts correctly, but the moment I hit the /upload_chunk endpoint from my frontend, the request hangs forever.
After some debugging, I found that the ...
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I have two simple Python functions with time.sleep and reading data so I/O-bound but I don't get expected behavior from threading and asyncio
Previously I had a question on an example of multiprocessing which you can see in the following link
I used a 2 workers pool to split a sum in a function with Python multiprocessing but the timing ...
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VSPackage fibers stack tracing
I am trying to display the stack traces of RTOS fibers running in a C++ solution in VS2022. Since upgrading to Windows 11 there seems to be a problem in the implementation. The existing approach, ...
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Pyspark- Multithreading in Python
I have a user case like this. I have a list of many queries. I am running multi-threading with pyspark with each thread submitting some sql.
There are some queries that report success but the final ...
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Is there anyway to get physical disk Idle time without 1 second wait needed for PerformanceCounter.NextValue function?
I trying to develop user-friendly program that do not block physical disk with 100% usage (so even entering My Computer takes around 10 seconds).
My program calculate hash for many (180k) small files ...
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Opening a pop-up window when error from a worker running in Qthread occurs completely freezes the program
I was trying to create a little Python program with a GUI using Pyside6. I ran into a problem when creating a thread for a worker to do a task (check files with a certain condition and then copy them ...
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C# Multithreading Issue with Simultaneous Smart Card Printing on Multiple Evolis Primacy 2 Printers
I'm developing a C# application that needs to handle simultaneous printing on 4 Evolis Primacy 2 printers with Elyctis encoders. Each printer must write to card chips and print on cards completely ...
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How to set up multi-thread logging to different loggers using QueueListener and QueueHandler
I have a Python application that runs multiple tasks in parallel using ThreadPoolExecutor. I want all threads to log safely without race conditions. I also need two loggers:
Console logger (prints ...
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compare_exchange_strong failed to update the expected value
I am trying to implement a lock-free multiple-producer-single-consumer ring buffer in C++. Here is the full definition and the test code.
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <...
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How to workaround slf4j reading disk on main thread in Android?
I do have the following line in my Android app:
private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass().getSimpleName());
When testing for threads access in strict mode i found the following issue ...
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How to achieve complete read/write thread separation for BoringSSL using BIO APIs
I'm integrating BoringSSL into my networking library for secure communication. I've observed that both SSL_read() and SSL_write() operations can potentially trigger both read and write activities on ...
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