> > Sure...I'll see if I can make a simpler reproducer. It seems like > > when you write something threads in any language simple goes out the > > door. > > Yep. Didn't someone famous once say that threads is for those who can't > work out how to use select()? Maybe you're thinking of (the famous) Alan Cox's (famous) statement: "A computer is a state machine. Threads are for people who cant program state machines." http://lkml.org/lkml/2000/1/22/172 Sorry for offtopicness, -Ed