Re: [Jack-Devel] jack threads

>> if so, is there a way to determine if the thread init callback is called from
>> the real-time jack thread? i want my thread init function called only from
>> the main thread.
> 
> this isn't an option and it isn't the current purpose of the callback.
> it was created to handle systems where any thread might need to be
> "registered" or have some setup done with it before it can run its
> normal work function. there's no model of identifying the thread in
> any way. 

atm i am doing it manually:
if (jack_client_thread_id(self->client) == pthread_self())
   do_something();

> i think this would be a mistake too, because it would mean
> that if thread semantics changed in the future, your code would likely
> break (imagine a future in which libjack initiates N "realtime"
> threads and not just 1, for example).

well, if you change any part of the API, code will break, if it relies on the 
old semantic ...

tim

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